KPK to verify ministers' asset declarations<\/p>\n
Muninggar Sri Saraswati
\nThe Jakarta Post\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has said it will
\nverify the actual wealth of Cabinet ministers who have declared
\ntheir assets starting early next year.<\/p>\n
KPK deputy chairman Sjahruddin Rasul said on Friday that the
\ncommission would seek help from Bank Indonesia, the National Land
\nAgency and other relevant bodies to cross-check whether the
\nministers' declarations are true.<\/p>\n
\"The verification of the actual wealth of the Cabinet members
\nwill follow the administrative examination of their wealth
\ndeclarations, which will be completed in one month,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The commission has so far finished the administrative
\nverification of the wealth declarations of 16 of the 37 Cabinet
\nmembers.<\/p>\n
All of the Cabinet members have submitted their wealth
\ndeclarations to the commission, which had set a deadline for this
\nof Dec. 20.<\/p>\n
Rasul said the same treatment would be given to legislators,
\ncouncillors and other state officials.<\/p>\n
\"If we find something wrong with a wealth declaration, we will
\nhand over the case to our prosecution division,\" Rasul said.<\/p>\n
The Clean Government Law (No. 28\/1999) and the KPK Law (No.
\n30\/2002) requires state officials to declare their wealth one
\nmonth after their inauguration and after the completion of their
\nterms.<\/p>\n
Also on Friday, the KPK made public the assets of six more
\nministers of the United Indonesia Cabinet. They were Minister of
\nHome Affairs M. Ma'ruf, State Minister for Women's Empowerment
\nMeutia Farida Hatta Swasono, State Minister for Administrative
\nReform Taufik Effendi, State Minister for State Enterprises
\nSugiharto, Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono and Minister of
\nMaritime Affairs and Fisheries Freddy Numberi.<\/p>\n
Only Ma'ruf attended the press conference to announce the
\nassets of the ministers. The retired general's assets amount to
\nsome Rp 3 billion (US$333,333), consisting of seven plots of
\nland, with houses built on five of them, located in Bandung,
\nYogyakarta and in the same housing complex as President Susilo
\nBambang Yudhoyono's private residence in Cikeas, Bogor.<\/p>\n
He also owns four cars and has Rp 674 billion in the bank.<\/p>\n
Meutia, a daughter of the country's first vice president
\nMohammad Hatta, reported Rp 37 billion and US$70,850 in assets.
\nShe has 20 plots of land in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok and Bekasi, a
\nplantation, a jewelry collection and five cars. Most of the land
\nwas inherited.<\/p>\n
Juwono declared assets amounting to Rp 4.8 billion and
\n$90,000, consisting of three plots of land in Jakarta and
\nTangerang, two cars, jewelry and Rp 1.6 billion in the bank.<\/p>\n
Taufik's property was valued at Rp 2.2 billion, and consisted
\nof six plots of land in Kalimantan, Jakarta and Depok, two cars
\nand Rp 100 million in the bank.<\/p>\n
Sugiharto recorded Rp 32 billion and $540,000 in assets,
\nincluding 21 plots of land, nine cars, jewelry and promissory
\nnotes worth Rp 10 billion.<\/p>\n
Freddy declared a total of Rp 2.3 billion and $41,000,
\nincluding four plots of lands in Jakarta and Jayapura, five cars
\nand bank deposits worth Rp 1 billion.<\/p>",
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