Councillors misuse state vehicles

Councillors misuse state vehicles

TANGERANG: Almost 70 percent of the 702 vehicles owned by
Tangerang regency administration have been misused by the
councillors for their political parties or for private purposes.

"Based on our investigation and the report from my
subordinates, those vehicles' registration numbers have been
changed from state to private," said the head of administration
of the transportation division, Machfud Rosyad, on Saturday.

Previously, the move to change the registration number was
merely due to security considerations, because many state
vehicles had been the primary target of people running amok.
However, the practice has been changed and returned to its
original state.

Tangerang Regent, Agus Djunara, complained that it had been
difficult to stop such abuse by councillors. However, he said, he
could only promise to cooperate with the police in an effort to
stop the practice in future. -- Antara