Team lambasted for working slow<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Councilors have lambasted the city
\nadministration reform team and the local inspectorate officials
\nfor working too slowly in probing the case of the city official
\nvehicle maintenance losses of about Rp 16 billion.<\/p>\n
Ali Imran Husein from the United Development Party faction and
\nHotma Tambunan from the Armed Forces faction on Friday questioned
\nthe belated actions of the team and the inspectorate officials
\nover the case of huge financial losses.<\/p>\n
\"If they don't want to be suspected of committing collusion,
\ncorruption or nepotism (KKN) practices, they should soon disclose
\nthe matter to the public,\" Hotma said.<\/p>\n
Echoing the sentiment, Ali added that \"there is an impression
\nthat they want to cover up the case.\"<\/p>\n
According to Ali, the administration should have finished
\ninvestigating the case and announced the results to the public
\nbefore the end of this month.<\/p>\n
\"Otherwise, we'd consider the administration has failed to
\nperform their duty. Then, we'll let prosecutors and police handle
\nthe case\".<\/p>\n
When asked about the progress of the budget losses
\ninvestigation, Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Abdul
\nKahfi, who is also head of the reform team, told reporters on
\nWednesday that the administration was still in the process of
\ncarrying it out.<\/p>\n
\"We haven't finished the investigation,\" Kahfi argued.<\/p>\n
Previously, he had promised that the administration would
\nannounce the findings this week.<\/p>\n
More than Rp 16 billion was missing from the 1998\/1999 city
\nbudget due to the practice of marking up the number of vehicles.<\/p>\n
Based on the vehicle ownership documents the number of
\nofficial vehicles included in the routine expenditure was 3,873,
\nfar below the figure of 6,797 that was reported in the budget
\ncalculation.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, city secretary Fauzi Bowo revealed that the
\nnumber stated in the budget calculation -- based on the new
\nfindings -- was counted at some 8,500 vehicles.<\/p>\n
According to Fauzi, the new findings disclosed that there had
\nbeen a lot of discrepancies in the use of the money allocated for
\nthe maintenance of the official city cars, meaning that the
\nadministration needs more time to complete the investigation at
\nleast until the end of this month.<\/p>\n
\"Many entries have not been made, for instance, that of a
\nforeign aid project for the city sanitary agency to purchase
\nvehicles,\" Fauzi told reporters. (ind\/ylt)<\/p>",
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