Official suspended for taking bribe

Official suspended for taking bribe

West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto said over the weekend that he
had suspended an official of the mayoralty Development
Supervision Office because he was proven to have accepted a bribe
from an area resident.

The official reportedly accepted money from a resident who was
processing a building permit.

"We are considering other punishment against the official,
such as delaying promotions or even demoting him," the mayor
said.

Kompas reported on Friday that some unscrupulous officials of
the Development Supervision Office asked for a great deal of
money from residents wanting building permits. The extra fee
could be 10 times higher than the official fee. (arf)