Bus owners stage protests

Bus owners stage protests

BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Owners of buses from the province staged a protest yesterday at the West Lampung office of the Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency over the seizure of their vehicles' documents.

Agency officials confiscated their vehicle documents because the Jakarta-bound buses did not have clearance from the Bengkulu agency.

Antara news agency reported yesterday that the provincial transportation office has sent a letter to Umpusinga, the regent of West Lampung, saying that the confiscation of the bus documents could not be justified.

He said all buses heading for Jakarta already have permits to operate from the Directorate General of Land Transportation. (rms)