Students protest extravagance

Students protest extravagance

PEKANBARU: Hundreds of students from different universities
took to the streets on Thursday to protest at what they claimed
were extravagant allowances and payments for Pekanbaru city
administration executives and city councillors.

In their statement, the students, who were grouped under the
Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front, pointed to the Rp 75
million (US$8330) paid for a mayoral medical examination, Rp 175
million for official mayoral visits to the subdistricts, and the
Rp 85 million annual housing allowance paid to council deputy
speakers.

The protesters were received by Pekanbaru council speaker,
Teguh Pribadi Arsyad, deputy speaker Ayat Cahyadi and a number of
councillors. - JP