Councillors urged to return official cars

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