Extortion at bus terminals<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation Agency has
\nthreatened to take firm action against unscrupulous workers at
\ninter-city bus terminals who steal money from the sale of
\nplatform entrance tickets.<\/p>\n
The head of the agency, JP Sepang, said yesterday that his
\noffice will not condone such action, which causes a drop in city
\nrevenues.<\/p>\n
The city has four inter-city bus terminals: Lebak Bulus in
\nSouth Jakarta, Kalideres in West Jakarta, Kampung Rambutan and
\nPulogadung in East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"All people who visit a bus terminal should buy a ticket at Rp
\n100 (43 U.S. cents) to enter the terminal compound. My office
\nwill investigate and take firm action against officers who
\nrefused to hand out a ticket and thus steal the money,\" Sepang
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He was commenting on alleged fraud at the Pulogadung bus
\nterminal in East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, a councilor from the United Development
\nParty said money collected by Pulogadung bus terminal officials
\nwas not being handed in.<\/p>\n
Saud Rahman claimed that each day the city could collect more
\nthan Rp 2.5 million from the terminal but the terminal management
\nonly gives half of the real amount.<\/p>\n
Sepang said after checking with terminal officials that
\nthe amount of money handed over by the officials exactly matches
\nthe number of tickets sold.<\/p>\n
\"There is no corruption in Pulogadung bus terminal. The city
\nreceives Rp 2 million per day from platform fees,\" he said.<\/p>\n
However, he did not dismiss the possibility that many terminal
\nvisitors do not receive tickets from platform staff, and that
\nperhaps some goes directly into the staff's pockets.<\/p>\n
Sepang did not reveal how much the three other inter-city bus
\nterminals daily contribute to city revenues. (yns)<\/p>",
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