Aceh official arrested

BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: The martial law administration in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam has arrested the provincial secretary's treasurer Teuku Lizam for corruption.

"He has been arrested and is being questioned by the martial law administration's intelligence unit for alleged corruption," Aceh military commander Maj. Gen. Endang Suwarya told reporters on Sunday.

The investigators also include state prosecutors.

Without revealing details, Endang said the martial law administration would take stern action against those who robbed the state.

Endang, who has served as the Aceh military commander months before the imposition of martial law in May last year, said his administration was aiming at improving people's welfare.

"Therefore if the bureaucracy always thinks about how to best serve the public, there will be no corruption," he said. -- Antara