Councillors allegedly misused 2004 budget

Councillors allegedly misused 2004 budget

BULUNGAN, East Kalimantan: Thirty Bulungan Council members are
suspected of misusing almost Rp 1 billion of the regency's 2004
budget, a senior East Kalimantan prosecutor disclosed on
Wednesday.

Syakhrony, spokesman of the East Kalimantan Prosecutor's
Office, said the councillors had planned a trip to Jakarta in
April for a comparative study, but had changed their itinerary at
the last minute and traveled to Singapore instead.

The councillors had been accompanied by their wives, raising
suspicion as to whether they had conducted a comparative study.
The "comparative study" cost the regency a staggering Rp 934
million (US$99,361). -- JP