Watchdog releases crooked teachers list

Failing to announce the list of names of crooked politicians before March 11, the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) instead came up with corruption cases in elementary schools in Jakarta.

Asked by The Jakarta Post about its reason for not announcing the names, Teten Masduki of ICW said on Wednesday that he had handed all the paperwork on the list to the Center for Electoral Reform (CETRO), a non-governmental organization.

ICW's plan to announce and publish the list before the legislative election campaign period started on Thursday has won wide public support. Concern about possible libel cases as the result of the publication had earlier shrouded the plan.

An official from (CETRO) said that the publication of the list would be delayed as many names were submitted at the last minute.

She added that the list would be published this week at the latest.

The finding of corruption cases in elementary schools was the result of a six-month study among parents and teachers in 50 schools. -- JP