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