Officials slammed for visiting Jakarta

Officials slammed for visiting Jakarta

JAMBI: After criticism of regents and governors, now the heads of
local government agencies are being slammed for abandoning their
posts to travel to Jakarta on pleasure trips.

The unofficial visits were unacceptable as they were a waste
of money and made at the taxpayer's expense, said a non-
governmental activist in Jambi.

The high number of unofficial visits could be seen from a
visit to Sultan Thaha Airport in Jambi, where agency heads were
often to seen waiting for flights to Jakarta, said Sofyan.

The latest criticism comes after a statement by Minister of Home
Affairs Mohammad Ma'ruf condemning many regents and governors for
preferring to shuttle back and forth to Jakarta without good
reasons, leaving their administrations in limbo. The local
leaders usually visited Jakarta for pleasure or to visit
relatives. -- Antara