13 councillors to be summoned
13 councillors to be summoned
BENGKULU, South Sumatra: Government prosecutors were set to
interview 13 members of the Bengkulu provincial legislative
council in the near future in connection with a bribery scam.
The deputy chief of the government prosecutors office in
Bengkulu, Aderan Effendi, said it had sent a letter to Bengkulu
Governor Hasan Zen seeking approval to summon the councillors.
"We are pretty sure the governor will issue a permit soon as
he did when he gave permission to the recent interviews of three
legislators in the same case," he said here on Thursday.
The 13 councillors to be summoned are Asri Antoni, Ismandiar
Ismail, Nawawi Simil, Mawardi Hasyim, Samsul Hadi, Tabrani,
Rusman Efendi, Ferry Asyikin, Saikoen, Syahrul Badri, Ahmad
Zarkasui, Anwar Ali and Asmiar Amir.
The three councillors already interviewed are Darmilawai,
Sofyan KS and Jamali Thaib.
The investigation relates to construction company CV Abang
Pramuka who allegedly paid a number of legislators to support
resuming the development of 145 shops and 265 kiosks.
Earlier, the legislature had asked the executive to stop the
project and wait for the legislature's approval while the project
was under way. --Antara
Indonesian labor heading to Malaysia
MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Despite the Malaysian
government's new labor policy, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) will
continue supplying workers to Malaysia.
Mataram manpower and transmigration office labor placement
chief Purnomo Raharjo said job seekers who already had their own
passports and working visas were preparing to depart and would do
so after gaining a guarantee from their employers in Malaysia.
Two labor supply companies, PT Jasatama Widya Perkasa and PT
Cerya Jaya Utama, had sent a total of 218 workers to Malaysia
last Tuesday while Cerya Jasa Utama would also send 182 more in
the near future, Purnomo said.
Last month, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammad said
the number of Indonesian workers in the country would be slashed.
His comments followed a violent riot by a number of Indonesian
workers at a textile plant in Negri Sembilan early last month.
NTB is Indonesia's largest exporter of workers to Malaysia.
--Antara
Soldier guilty of unintentional death
AMBON, Maluku: Army Sgt. Muh Bahrun Derlen, 27, was sentenced
to four months jail for unintentionally killing his friend in a
gun mishap.
"The defendant is sentenced to four months in jail for his
carelessness causing his friend's death in 2000," said Maj.
Sopiandi, the presiding justice at the Ambon tribunal on
Thursday.
The incident occurred when the defendant and victim entered an
ammunition storehouse to get a weapon, Antara reported in an
unclear account.
The gun had a piece of iron inside and exploded and killed the
victim.
Sopiandi said that judges were skeptical of the defendant's
testimony and found him guilty because of his recklessness.
--Antara
Banten governor urged to submit draft budget
SERANG, Banten: The Banten legislative body called on the
provincial administration to submit its draft budget to enable
the new province to begin functioning.
Banten's governor Djoko Munandar is scheduled in the near
future to submit the proposed regional budget to the legislative
council's plenary meeting for approval.
Djoko said the rejection of the first Rp 800 billion draft
budget by the minister of home affairs related to the induction
of a new governor.
The revised draft submitted to the council on Monday showed an
increase in routine budget from the Rp 411 billion set earlier to
Rp 489 billion, while development expenses remained unchanged at
Rp 319.
"We will fight to make the amount of development budget
equivalent to that of the routine." Djoko added.--Antara