Rector reported for embezzlement

JAKARTA: The rector of the Al-Aqidah Islamic Institute (IAIA) Faturrahman Yusuf was reported to the city police on Monday for allegedly taking funds from the school totaling Rp 600 million (US$59,900).

The Syi'arul Islamic Foundation (YDAI), which owns the IAIA, also filed a complaint against Faturrahman for moving administration and learning activities from IAIA's original campus in Matraman, Central Jakarta, to a location in Klender, East Jakarta.

According to YDAI legal representative Sholihin, the YDAI had terminated Faturrahman's appointment as of Aug. 26, 2005. He was elected on Aug. 18, 2004.

Faturrahman, who was also a lecturer at the Jakarta State Islamic University (UIN) in Ciputat, Tangerang, had reportedly approved the graduation of 300 students in 2005, while the institute only had 150 students. --JP