Officials fired for 'love affairs'

Officials fired for 'love affairs'

BANYUWANGI, East Java: As many as 48 civil servants in
Banyuwangi regency, East Java, had been fired for disciplinary
offenses, officials said.

Fifty others were demoted and had suffered financial
penalties, Banyuwangi state personnel agency head Suryanto said.

"They have been imposed with sanctions because of their
involvement in various cases such as love affairs, having fake
diplomas, other crimes and leaving their duties without
permission," he said on Monday.

He said the administration had been monitoring its staff.

The supervision had netted more than 250 officials suspected
of disciplinary offenses, Suryanto added. "But after conducting
cross-checks, we have found only 108 civil servants had been
proven to have committed disciplinary offenses."

He said officials from the Banyuwangi education office were
the worst offenders.

"At least 67 of its officials have been found guilty and 54
percent of them are teachers from the subdistricts of
Pesanggaran, Tegaldlimo, Purwoharjo, Glenmore and Kalibaru."
--Antara