Councillors have no conscience

Councillors have no conscience

From Kompas

I strongly believe many people are enraged by news in the mass
media about Jakarta councillors traveling abroad. As an ordinary
man, I feel disappointed and baffled by the fact that the
councillors seem to have no conscience nor care about helping the
poor.

There are many examples that show their disregard for other
people's sufferings, among other things:

The so-called honorable councillors were nowhere to be seen in
defense of pedicab drivers when they were being chased away and
their pedicabs confiscated by security officers. Nor did they
feel moved nor care to show up at the site to show their concern
or give moral support when a fire ravaged a densely populated
residential area in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.

It seems that councillors really take advantage of their five-
year-service to get facilities and have the chance to travel
abroad and enrich themselves. As ordinary people, we deeply
regret having chosen you as our representatives, because none of
you ever think of the sufferings of the people in Jakarta.

You must bear in mind that there are still a lot of Jakartans
who find it nearly impossible to scrape to together a little
money for daily meals for their family and school fees for their
children.

ASITA DK SURYANTO

Tangerang, Banten