Bulog accused of collusion

Bulog accused of collusion

JAKARTA (JP): The head of Jakarta's Organization of Land
Transportation Owners, Aip Sjaifudin, has accused the State
Logistics Agency (Bulog) of colluding with middle men in
arranging the transportation of foodstuffs.

Aip told of a deal between Organda and Bulog which went sour
in April when the latter failed to pay the full rental for the
200 or so hired trucks as agreed.

"Bulog would not pay the Rp 70 million (US$7,000) as agreed
and instead it gave only Rp 14 million for 'gasoline'," he said.

He said when Organda officials pressed for the full payment,
Bulog referred them to people who offered them less than the
agreed upon amount.

Aip attributed Bulog's failure to honor the agreement with its
difficulty in distributing basic necessities to the market
because transport companies refused to cooperate, Antara
reported.