Official's wife arrested

Thu, 15 Jun 1995, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: Lala, the wife of the chief of
Kalibening district, is being questioned by police on suspicion
of embezzlement of nearly Rp 3.5 million (U$1,500) of government
funds.

Bambang Momok, the head of Banjarnegara police's intelligence
division, told The Jakarta Post that Lala may have embezzled the
money from the residents of 23 villages, whom she had asked to
buy sign boards for the family welfare movement.

The money was reportedly used by the 43-year-old woman to fund
personal recreation and shopping sprees in the nearby towns of
Purwokerto and Semarang.(wah/mds)

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