Corrupt officials might be replaced<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso promised on Thursday to take stern
\naction against any city official found guilty of taking advantage
\nof post-flood projects.<\/p>\n
\"If (the officials) are found guilty, I will not hesitate to
\nreplace them,\" Sutiyoso told reporters at City Hall.<\/p>\n
The governor's comments follow a report saying the City Middle
\nand Higher Education Agency allegedly inflated the numbers of
\nschools it claimed were damaged, and exaggerated the damage
\ncaused.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso said he regretted that the agency's head Sukesti
\nMartono had reportedly never inspected the damaged schools,
\nincluding the city's best state senior high school SMU 08 in
\nBukit Duri, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The school lodged a complaint with the Governor saying it had
\nto move to another building and pay rent of Rp 12.5 million a
\nmonth without any help from the agency.<\/p>\n
The agency would receive Rp 3.2 billion (US$320,000) to repair
\n132 damaged schools but it had earlier claimed that as many as
\n152 schools were damaged by the floods, he said.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso often threatens to dismiss subordinates amid
\nallegations of corruption but many of the threats are just
\nbluffs. --JP<\/p>",
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