85 village heads accused of graft

85 village heads accused of graft

INDRAMAYU, West Java: A government official here alleged on
Friday that 85 village heads in Indramayu regency had embezzled
Rp 557 million (US$58,631) in land and building tax revenue since
2002.

Banani, the head of Indramayu's audit agency, said the amount
of money embezzled could be even higher because there were still
more sums of money that could not be accounted for.

The alleged embezzlement was brought to light after the audit
agency received a report from Indramayu's revenue agency that the
amount of land and building taxes paid by residents was
unaccountably small.

The audit agency investigated and found that 85 village heads
had allegedly embezzled land and building taxes they had
collected from residents.

The audit agency is continuing its investigation into the
matter. -- JP