Stop toll profits to the Soehartos

Stop toll profits to the Soehartos

I think congratulations are in order to the Indonesian
Volleyball Federation. They have, at last, thrown off the fear of
the monster Soeharto, and have rejected his eldest daughter as
chairwoman. Her successor says that most branches did not want
her to serve. It would be nice to speculate the daughter is now
quite aggrieved and cannot understand why she has lost a few
million in honestly earned allowances from attending meetings.

However, we must do more than piously hope concerning the
proposed increase in toll charges. Not one rupiah should be
allowed to seep down to the slime where she and the other family
shareholders live. No matter what percentage is registered as
being owned by them in any of the tollway companies, the
remaining shareholders must ensure that no dividends are declared
and, if possible, arrange for those shares to be transferred out
of the family hands for no compensation. They obtained the shares
through corruption, collusion and nepotism when they rightfully
belonged to the country, and are not entitled to benefit from
them.

W. WALLER

Cianjur, West Java

Cianjur