ABRI officers linked to extortion

ABRI officers linked to extortion

SEMARANG, Central Java: Ten officers of the Armed Forces
(ABRI) suspected of extorting money from potential recruits will
be questioned soon, the local military chief said Saturday.

The action will be taken to support ABRI's claim that there is
no enrollment fee required from new cadets, said Maj. Gen.
Soeyono, chief of the Diponegoro regional military command
overseeing security in the province.

Soeyono hopes to quell the public's accusations and to assure
people that recruitment is free of charge.

"People who claim that prospective applicants will be admitted
as long as they pay a sum of money should not be believed," he
said to Antara.(pan)