Former regent reported to KPK

Sat, 26 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Former Pasir regent Yusriansyah
Syarkawi, who ended his term of office in January, was reported
to the Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) over Rp 130 billion
(US$14.4 million) in reforestation funds.

The report was filed by a local monitoring committee and the
Islamic Student Association on Wednesday. The report accuses the
former regent of allowing logging companies to cut down trees
without making them contribute to a reforestation fund.

"By violating regulations and not collecting the reforestation
funds, he cost the country up to Rp 130 billion," said
Fitriansyah, a coordinator of the monitoring committee. -- JP

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