Items go missing from council

Items go missing from council

PADANG, West Sumatra: West Sumatra provincial's inspectorate
team is planning to search houses of local legislators following
reports of 121 items missing from the council's office.

Unaccounted for are pillows, beds, couches, toilet facilities,
suspended lamps, carpets and television sets worth a total of Rp
370 million.

The case came to public attention when council secretary Zaini
Akmal requested the replacement of the "missing" items.

His proposal was granted by Governor Dunidja, but it soon
became a public furor when the local press accused councilors of
being thieves.

Basril Thaher, chief of the investigative team, said the team
was considering raiding the legislators' houses to search for the
items. (28/edt)