ICW to report school principal for graft

ICW to report school principal for graft

JAKARTA: Indonesian Corruption Watch will file a report with
the National Police alleging corruption by the principal of SMP 2
state junior high school in Balaraja, Tangerang regency.

ICW official Ade Irawan told a media conference on Friday that
parents and teachers had complained to the organization that
principal Ahmad Rifai had allegedly embezzled around Rp 18.8
million (US$2,043) from the school budget.

Ade said that the principal had not been transparent about Rp
70 million in funds collected from students' parents for school
building construction.

A parent, Agus Hidayat, said they had reported their
allegations to the Tangerang regency education agency but had not
yet received a response.

Teacher Wildan Chandra said that teachers had demanded the
dismissal of Ahmad but the agency had not responded to that,
either. -- JP