Announcing wealth

Announcing wealth

Referring to the approval given by President Abdurrahman Wahid
to the effect that the wealth of officials should be made public,
I would like to urge all officials to announce immediately in the
media their wealth, with no feelings of shame or the slightest
doubt. Anyone who fails to comply with this ruling should be
suspected of being dishonest and not transparent.

The reluctant officials should resign in an honorable manner
before the President dismisses them or they are made to step down
by the people or reformist-minded students, and live a happy life
with the support of the accumulated wealth (no matter how
incomprehensible the fortune might have been gotten if compared
to the real official monthly salary they were entitled to).

Further, as this constitutes an initial step and a concrete
manifestation of the political will of the present government in
its effort to prevent repetition of past practice of corruption,
collusion and nepotism which led to the national catastrophe, we
all hope that the President and Vice President will take the
initiative to publicly announce their wealth. Only then will
their subordinates follow suit.

WISDARMANTO GS

Jakarta