Padang
Durin Bound for Jail

Governors ought to take note of events taking place in West Sumatra. They should not let themselves be tempted to use the provincial budget (APBD) to pay for the lease, credit and purchase of cars or houses of local assembly members. The Prosecutor’s Office in West Sumatra ruled that these practices are an act of corruption. The case in question concerns Hasan Basri Durin, the governor of West Sumatra from 1