Officials pilfer rice for the poor<\/p>\n
BOGOR: Thirteen village chiefs in Jasinga district of Bogor
\nregency have admitted to selling 88.42 tons of rice designated
\nfor poor families.<\/p>\n
Adj. Comr. Yayan Sopyan of the Bogor Police said the village
\nheads told police interrogators on Wednesday that they had sold
\nthe rice to a trader in Cipinang rice market in East Jakarta
\nafter consulting with an official of Jasinga district, Aep
\nSupaat.<\/p>\n
Aep, head of the social affairs unit, reportedly told them to
\nsell the rice to the trader at a profit of Rp 400 per kilogram.
\nThe village heads were required to share the profit with Aep.
\nEach village head reportedly received an average of Rp 2 million.<\/p>\n
In an effort to alleviate poverty, the government has
\nintroduced a rice for the poor program. Under the program, poor
\npeople are entitled to buy the rice for Rp 1,000 per kilogram,
\nwhich is much lower than the market price.<\/p>\n
Separately, head of the Bogor Audit Agency, Muammal Soelaiman,
\nsaid that an investigation had revealed that Aep had committed
\n"undisciplined" deeds because he had distributed the rice not in
\naccordance with procedure. --JP<\/p>",
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