Co-op's funds mishandled

Co-op's funds mishandled

From Media Indonesia

I caution the Lampung cooperatives center, as the umbrella
organization for village cooperatives, not to allow the KUD HK
cooperative of Kasui, North Lampung, access to the clove fee
funds for 1991 and 1992, as I suspect the chairman of that
cooperative may plan to request, if he has not already done so.

I hope the Lampung cooperatives center, as the official
authority overseeing cooperatives, also will refrain from
recommending any disbursement of funds to that cooperative.

As a member of the cooperative's board, I wish to point out
that there have been several irregularities in the management of
the cooperative that need addressing.

I hope the Lampung cooperatives center will check into the
cooperative's finances and present management status.

Should the center think that the funds must be released, I
would suggest that the money be disbursed as aid for backward
villages in Kasui district, rather than releasing it into the
hands of the current chairman. The disbursement to the populace
could be done under the government's nationwide program to allay
poverty in backward villages throughout the country.

AKRIMA ROMLI

Kasui, North Lampung