Developer 'financed' councillors' trips

Developer 'financed' councillors' trips

JAKARTA (JP): An official from PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol
admitted the company had spent some Rp 4 billion (US$425,500) to
finance overseas trips of councillors last month, a report said
on Tuesday.

Antara quoted the company's spokesman Muchrijul Adzli as
saying that it was the councillors who had asked for the money
for their trips to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Japan, South Africa and
Australia.

It is unclear why the company had met the request.

It was reported earlier that the councillors had questioned
the fund subsidized by the city administration in the 2000 city
budget for the Sea World recreation park, which is under the
supervision of the company.

A group of 16 councillors made official visits to the
countries last month, spending around Rp 13 billion from the city
budget.

Meanwhile, City Council's Commission D for development
affairs chairman Sayogo Hendrosubroto denied the allegation
saying the councillors never received the money from the company.
(dja)