Residents protest delinquent chief

Residents protest delinquent chief

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Dozens of villagers from Tri Karya
Mulya in North Lampung have lodged a protest with Governor
Poedjono Pranyoto over their chief's lawbreaking.

Identified only as SH, the village chief has allegedly
intimidated residents, confiscated livestock that residents
received through a presidential aid program, and expropriated one
resident's house.

The Antara news agency reported Monday that SH also took a
tractor the village received from the World Food Program
representative, and made a power generator out of it for his own
house's electricity.

The villagers have also reportedly asked the governor for
protection from the chief who recently threatened to "drink the
blood" of a resident.

Poedjono has ordered the North Lampung regent to examine the
case. (swe)