Bribery mars civil servant test

Bribery mars civil servant test

BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Reports of wanton bribery have surfaced in the recruiting process for civil servants at the Bengkulu provincial administration.

A prospective recruit said on Monday that he was offered by an official an "opportunity" to be hired regardless of his ability or experience, if he paid a certain amount of money.

The participant, a high school graduate, was asked to pay Rp 20 to Rp 25 million in cash in order to get the job.

Meanwhile, another participant, who is a university graduate, said that he was told to pay at least Rp 30 million to secure his bid to become a civil servant with the provincial administration. The screening process began last Tuesday.

The mass recruitment is being held to hire civil servants for the South Bengkulu, Seluma and Kaur regency administrations. Each regency is slated to accept 120 civil servants.

Saukani Saleh, the Kaur caretaker regent, said that the administration would try to follow up on the reports. -- Antara