Bekasi councillors may not get paid

Bekasi councillors may not get paid

BEKASI: Forty-five newly installed councillors at Bekasi
municipality will likely not receive their first monthly salary
since the money had been given to former councillors, whose
tenure ended on Aug. 9.

"Former councillors should have received only 50 percent of
their salary but they have already received payment for a full
month," said council chairman Akhmad Saikhu on Tuesday.

He added that new councillors were expected to continue
working, despite the incident. "Just consider this as social work
for the sake of Bekasi people."

Bekasi youth activist Ricky Tambunan called on the councillors
not to make a fuss. "Their monthly salary can reach up to Rp 20
million (US$2,174) so there's no reason to complain." -- Antara