Abusing Regulations for More Village Funds

Some regional officials are alleged to have manipulated regulations in order to secure more village funds. Supervision and verification should be tightened to overcome this problem.

KOMPAS/KELVIN HIANUSA

A car crosses aboard a katinting wooden boat in Arombu village, Konawe regency, Southeast Sulawesi, because the bridge in the village was damaged due to flash floods.

KONAWE, KOMPAS – To gain a larger allocation of village funds, some regional officials allegedly manipulated the regulatory procedures for forming new villages. A Kompas investigation found at the end of November that this practice was prominent in Konawe regency, Southeast Sulawesi.

Regional officials in Konawe allegedly had a hand in manipulating a bylaw on the formation of new villages.