TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The latest example of excessive state spending can be seen on the slopes of Hambalang in Bogor. The costs for the construction of a sports center in Bogor, West Java, ballooned from the initial budget. Then politicians and bureaucrats enjoyed some of the money. Now, buildings of this center have collapsed probably because of technical faults. Tempo reports the intricate trail of the Hambalang project money. First, it was the claim for the building of a "sports icon" by the Sports Ministry during the early days of the United Indonesia Cabinet. As stated by Wafid Muharam, the ministry secretary, the government wanted to copy the Bukit Jalil sports complex in Malaysia. Therefore, the development of the sports facilities at Hambalang was expanded into various kinds of projects. Its budget was bloated almost tenfold from the initial plan of Rp125 billion. In fact, according to the latest record, its value was increased twentyfold. Disaster hit because a number of Democrat Party politicians played with fire. They employed the "services" for arranging the land documents--one of the problems hampering the Hambalang project for years. Through political lobbying, the administrative snag in the National Land Office was removed in less than a week. Than these political players determined the winner of the project tender. Contracting firms were appointed from the outset through a process that looked as if it was normal. But nothing was for free. They set an 18 percent compensation fees of the project value, said Muhammad Nazaruddin. At least this was what he claimed. Then the money was distributed into various directions. Among which was the party congress that elected Anas Urbaningrum as general chairman. The rest of the money flowed to DPR. BS, ANTON SEPTIAN, RUSMAN PARAQBUEQ, FEBRIYAN, TRI SUHARMAN