Punishment urged for subdistrict head

Punishment urged for subdistrict head

Legislator Zumarnis Zein has called on the city administration
to punish subdistrict head of the Gambir subdistrict Duri Pulo
for abuse of power.

The House of Representatives (DPR) member from the Armed
Forces (ABRI) faction said Monday the subdistrict head had sold a
plot of land formerly used as a garbage dump without prior
consultation with senior residents of the area.

"This is a serious mistake. The garbage dump was built to
serve the area residents' interests and should not be sold for
any reason," said Zumarnis, adding that the decision of the
subdistrict head to sell the garbage dump built by ABRI in
cooperation with the area residents in 1979 could tarnish the
image of the military's civic role.

Senior resident of Duri Pulo Chief Sergeant (ret.) Muhammad
Sa'a said the hand over of the plot of land to a third party was
conducted by the subdistrict head without consultation with the
Village Resilience Council (LKMDK).

Sa'a said he had sent letters of protest to the city
administration about the sale of the plot of land and garbage
dump but that they fell on deaf ears. (has)