Complaints Box opens in Bogor

Complaints Box opens in Bogor

BOGOR (JP): The Bogor Prosecutor's Office has opened a special post office box for citizens who are fed up with corruption in the local bureaucracy.

Djuharia Anwar, who heads the office, said on Wednesday that people could report corrupt practices involving government officials by sending letters to PO Box 1001.

"Reports should be supported with convincing evidence and must not be slanderous. Senders should clearly identify themselves. All correspondence will be treated as confidential," he said.

Anwar also reported that the local government had asked his office to investigate people who had failed to pay property taxes.

"There are currently about 500 taxpayers who have defaulted on property tax payments worth a total of Rp 500 million," he said. "They have all been summoned to the office, but only 60 turned up."

He added that many of those on the list had changed address and were difficult to find. (24/ivy)