Foreign Ministry officials dismissed for airfare markups
Bagus Budi Tama Saragih, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 02/18/2010 10:25 PM
The Foreign Ministry has dismissed three officials in connection with alleged markups of airfares, which reportedly cost the state up to Rp 2.2 billion (US$236,500) in losses.
The administrative sanctions were recommended by the ministry's inspectorate general, ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said Thursday.
“Some of [the officials] were dismissed from their posts,” Teuku told The Jakarta Post on Thursday, declining to identify the officials.
However, he said he had heard that the officials were from the ministry's finance bureau.
A source close to the case told the Post the three officials were finance bureau chief AWW, AS and SSA.
Indonesia Corruption Watch reported this case to the Corruption Eradication Commission.
