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Papuans call for probe into alleged misuse of 'Otsus' fund.

Jakarta Post

| June 28, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 1999 PT Bina Media Tenggara. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011 -- PAGE 3 A group of Papuans staged a protest at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office on Monday, urging the commission to follow up on Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) findings of alleged misuse of special autonomy funds disbursed to the province.

The government has so far disbursed Rp 28 trillion (US$3.24 million) of special autonomy or Otsus funds to Papua and West Papua provinces. The BPK found indications that Rp 4.12 trillion of the Rp 19.12 trillion (US$2.2 billion) in special autonomy funds disbursed between 2000 and 2010 had allegedly been embezzled.

The Alliance of Papuan Community for Papua and West …

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