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        "id": 1163101,
        "msgid": "ex-councillors-return-haj-funds-1447893297",
        "date": "2005-05-23 00:00:00",
        "title": "Ex-councillors return haj funds",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Ex-councillors return haj funds TANGERANG: Former members of Tangerang Council for the 1999- 2004 term have returned funds they received for a haj pilgrimage trip to regency coffers. The move was made on Friday following the publication of audit results conducted by the State Audit Agency that showed irregularities in the use of billions of rupiah of budgetary funds in 2003 and 2004.",
        "content": "<p>Ex-councillors return haj funds<\/p>\n<p>TANGERANG: Former members of Tangerang Council for the 1999-<br>\n2004 term have returned funds they received for a haj pilgrimage<br>\ntrip to regency coffers.<\/p>\n<p>The move was made on Friday following the publication of audit<br>\nresults conducted by the State Audit Agency that showed<br>\nirregularities in the use of billions of rupiah of budgetary<br>\nfunds in 2003 and 2004.<\/p>\n<p>According to one of the councillors, Endang Sujana, who is<br>\ncurrently council speaker, each counselor had to return Rp 37.5<br>\nmillion (US$3,970) for the haj pilgrimage, and Rp 17 million in<br>\n\"extra\" funds.<\/p>\n<p>The extra funds were distributed to all 42 councillors during<br>\ntheir tenure, while the haj pilgrimage funds were only given to<br>\n15 councillors and two officials from the council secretariat<br>\noffice.<\/p>\n<p>\"We received the money during our last days in the council ...<br>\nWe didn't know that the money given to us was taken from the city<br>\nbudget,\" he said. --JP<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ex-councillors-return-haj-funds-1447893297",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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