SEA Games funds

SEA Games funds

From Sinar Pagi

The public has not received any response from the SEA Games
consortium nor the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) on
the specification of revenues and expenditures for the recently
held SEA Games in Jakarta.

Through the letters column of a number of media I have
proposed to the consortium and KONI to issue a statement on the
funds collected from the public and their subsequent use.

This needs to be explained because the greater part of the
funds came from the community who were forced to contribute to
the funds. It is only logical that the public gets an
explanation.

The community does not need written reports without clear
specifications. If only estimates are given on revenues and
expenditures, it is clearly a scam, because what is reported can
be either true or untrue.

I apologize for my open questions. My intention is to avoid
the practice of collusion in the use of the SEA Games funds as
was the case with the latest national games (PON).

According to Sinar Pagi daily the funds collected amount to Rp
194,828 billion, a fantastic amount of money.

Our community obeys regulations. We will not accuse business
tycoons of collusion in the use of the funds because we know that
they are respected and wealthy. What we want to see is openness.

I need to add that the extension of the funds collection is a
big burden for the community. I strongly disagree with the
collection. But what can I do but accept the unpleasant
necessity.

Again, what we need from the consortium is a clear explanation
of the revenues from the SEA Games stickers and the expenditures.
I trust the matter will not continue to be kept pending without
any clarification.

SIWA KUMAR

Jakarta