Govt told to regent inauguration

PASIR, East Kalimantan: A Pasir senior councillor demanded on Thursday that the central government order the cancellation of the inauguration of newly elected regent Ridwan Suwidi and deputy regent Hatta Garit. The inauguration had to be canceled on the allegation that Ridwan used a fake high school certificate in his candidacy for the Pasir election, said Fathurrahman in Jakarta.

"The diplomas are fake as the schools that the regent claimed to have graduated from do not exist," said Fathurrahman while visiting the Ministry of Home Affairs in Jakarta.

During his visit to the ministry, Fathurrahman was accompanied by eight other Pasir councillors. Sukoco, an official at the ministry, said that he would report the case to the Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Ma'ruf. -- detik.com