No fun in law-making forum<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two subdistrict chiefs from Bekasi are in hot
\nwater after they were caught arm wrestling while attending a
\nplenary meeting of the regency legislative council Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Sindang Jaya chief Sundan Jasan and Lambangsari chief Marsan
\nN. are facing disciplinary measures because councilors considered
\nthem to be acting disrespectful during the region's law-making
\nforum.<\/p>\n
The regency invited the low-level bureaucrats to attend the
\nmeeting with the intention of showing them the regional policy-
\nmaking process, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
Instead of earnestly listening to political speeches, the two
\nfought boredom by telling jokes and arm wrestling in the
\nconvention hall's balcony.<\/p>\n
Bekasi regency secretary Adang Bachtiar and council speaker
\nWikanda D. took the matter seriously and said the subdistrict
\nchiefs should be reprimanded.<\/p>\n
\"I regret the incident,\" Wikanda said. \"One needs to follow a
\ncouncil hearing seriously.\"<\/p>\n
Suparman, a councilor from the Armed Forces faction, was
\noutraged and said that joking around while attending a council
\nhearing was \"both undisciplined and unethical\".<\/p>\n
The report did not say who emerged as the winner in the
\ncontroversial arm wrestling contest. (pan)<\/p>",
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