Neighborhood chief murdered

Neighborhood chief murdered

INDONESIA: The chief of a neighborhood unit in Jambi province
was stabbed to death on Friday night by a resident infuriated by
the "unfair" disbursement of cash aid.
The aid is being disbursed to the nation's poorest people under
a government scheme to offset the effects of the Oct. 1 fuel
price increases.

The murder follows a spate of violent attacks directed at
local government officials in other areas across the nation over
the cash assistance.

A senior police officer said that Saman, the chief of Sungai
Benit in Bungo here, had been locked in a heated argument with a
resident, Hendri, whose name was missing from the list of aid
recipients.

During the angry exchange, Hendri stabbed Saman in his
abdomen, causing his death, said Bungo Police chief Adj. Sr.
Comr. Joko Irwanto. Hendri has been arrested. -- Antara