Pidie village heads resign en masse

Pidie village heads resign en masse

SIGLI, Aceh: About 360 of the 948 village chiefs in the Pidie
regency have submitted their official stamp, a sign that they
have resigned their administrative duties.

The assistant secretary of the provincial administration,
Abdullah Daud, confirmed on Wednesday that he had received an
oral report, but declined to reveal how many of the village heads
had resigned.

"We still don't know if it was done as a protest, or if there
is some element of politics involved," he said.

"No matter what the administration is still running."

According to various sources contacted, the village chiefs in
23 districts felt they could no longer effectively run their
respective villages given the climate of uncertainty as a result
of the security disturbances. (51)