Councillors urged to return official cars

TANGERANG: Tangerang regency spokesman Jabier said on Saturday that only four of the outgoing council members had returned their official cars to the administration before the 45 new councillors were sworn in on Aug. 7.

"Regent Ismet Iskandar had told each of the 42 former councillors that he will send public order officers to take the cars back by force," he said.

A number of community groups in the regency have also urged the former councillors to return the cars.

"If they want to keep them they should discuss it with the administration. They can pay for the cars by installments," said Ahyani, the chairman of the regency chapter of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI).

Dedi Kurniadi of the Tangerang Community Forum (Formatang) suggested to the administration that the councillors be facilitated in buying the official cars. "The money will be revenue for the regency," he said. -- JP