Villagers say chief must go

Villagers say chief must go

BOGOR (JP): At least 200 residents of Cipambuan village in
Citeureup district staged a protest at the regency's Legislative
Council here on Monday, demanding their village head be dismissed
for alleged wrongdoing.

H.B. Lamio, a local influential figure, said the Cipambuan
residents wanted H. Endang Bahrudin he made arbitrary decisions
without consulting them.

"Endang, for example, has moved activities of the village
office to his house and left the village office in complete
disrepair."

"His other wrongdoings include his reluctance to channel the
funds provided by the central government for the development of
least-developed villages. He has never reported on the
disbursement of funds for other village development as well," he
said.

Endang also allegedly instructed the bulldozing of cassava
plants cultivated by local residents on land owned by the Bukit
Sentul housing complex. "I don't know why he did it. I once heard
that he asked for money from residents, but his request was
turned down," Lamio said. (24/ylt)