Questions on on budget use

Questions on on budget use

BANDUNG: A member of the West Java council's budget committee,
Rafani Akhyar, is alleging that Council speaker Eka Santosa
bought a Rp 600 million sedan using funds that were allocated for
natural disasters in the 2000 provincial budget.

Rafani claimed that "Pak Eka bought a Crown sedan in December
last year, and the first person to learn about it was the
chairman of the budget commission.

Rafani reportedly became upset when learned of Eka's new plan
to buy a Toyota Land Cruiser as his new official car using the
2001 provincial budget.

"Eka has committed a flagrant violation since the car was
bought using official funds which were supposed to be used for
other purposes," Rafani said on Friday.

Eka, when confronted by journalists about the allegations,
remained aloof.

"I did buy the car. But the money was from the budget
commission and I know nothing about it," Eka remarked.(25/edt)