Regent told to resign

Regent told to resign

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Community leaders in West Sumba
have urged Regent Rudolf Malo to resign because of his inability
to prevent a clash among residents which killed 27 people
last November.

Antara reported Wednesday that 322 people, led by former two-
term regent Umbu Djima, went to the council on Tuesday, when Malo
was there, to demand he step down.

November's clash, involving residents of the Lola and Wewewa
kampongs, was said to be triggered by suspicions that local
administration jobs had been preferentially given to residents
from one of the kampongs.

Malo was quoted as saying that he only hoped that the demands
for his resignation reflected the will of all people in West
Sumba. (yac)