Rector reported for embezzlement

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