Commission publishes wealth of 57 officials

Commission publishes wealth of 57 officials

JAKARTA (JP): A report by the Public Servants' Wealth
Commission (KPKPN) detailing the wealth of 57 bureaucrats and
legislators revealed on Tuesday that the greatest personal
wealth, standing at nearly Rp 1 trillion, belonged to a
legislator.

The report also listed the assets of the president directors
and chief commissioners of state-owned companies as well as
Supreme Court justices.

The publication of the list followed that of the first one
last Wednesday which revealed the wealth of 47 government
officials, including that of President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice
President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Megawati and her husband, legislator Taufik Kiemas, topped the
list with total assets of Rp 59.81 billion (US$5.4 million) while
Abdurrahman only ranked number eight with total assets of some Rp
3.5 billion ($318,181), with almost half of them made up of
donations received during the first year of his presidency.

As for Tuesday's list, the wealthiest official was revealed to
be Rekso Ageng Herman, a legislator from the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

He owns total assets of Rp 94.4 billion (US$8.5 million), or
Rp 34.59 billion more than Megawati.

Rekso's assets include lands and buildings worth almost Rp
89.4 billion, three cars, five motorcycles, precious stones and
metals, artworks and antiques.

According to Rekso, most of his wealth was inherited.

"The biggest individual item is the (29,250-square-meter) plot
of land located on Jl. Jembatan Lima Raya, West Jakarta. It has
houses on it which my family rents out," he told The Jakarta Post
by phone.

"Actually, if the government were willing to build low-cost
apartments in West Jakarta, I would be more then happy to give
half of my land there to the government," he asserted.

"I pay my taxes and all of the assets are under my name so I
don't dare to hide them from the commission," said Rekso, who
also owns four door-handle stores in the capital.

He indeed listed his asset in detail, including such entries
as one computer, 6,000 door handles, 24 air conditioners, and six
refrigerators.

Rekso, whose mother is a native Indonesian and father is of
Chinese descent, is a member of House Commission VII for
population and welfare affairs from the former province of East
Timor constituency.

The 54-year-old divorcee, has a doctorate in theology and
joined the PDI-P in 1998.

The second richest name on the list was that of the president
director of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, Baihaki
Hamid Hakim.

Baihaki owns assets worth some Rp 7.15 billion ($650,000) plus
$941,161 in cash.

The assets include lands, buildings, two cars, and bonds, all
of which he said were earned by himself.

While Baihaki owns total assets worth billions of rupiah, the
president director of state-owned PD Industri in West Java,
Indradjat Sukarmadidjaja, surprisingly only owns assets worth Rp
246.9 million.

Other less wealthy names on the list are Mohammad Pranowo,
project treasurer at the Ministry of Transportation and
Telecommunications, and Komaruddin, the head of physical
infrastructure projects at the House's secretariat general.

Mohammad claimed that he does not own any land, buildings,
vehicles or other valuables. He only filled in the section of the
form dealing with cheques and cash, stating a total of Rp
1,465,962.

Meanwhile, Komaruddin is more fortunate by having total assets
of Rp 42 million.

The richest Supreme Court justice is Muchsin, whose assets are
worth Rp 3.19 billion, followed by Toton Suprapto with Rp 2
billion, while Bagir Manan has the least assets with some Rp 600
million.

Tuesday's list only revealed the wealth of six justices as
most of the justices failed to return the forms.

Indeed, there are many other officials who have not revealed
their assets, including House speaker Akbar Tanjung and the
Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly Amien Rais.

The recent announcements of officials' wealth were a first in
Indonesian history. Observers praised it as a good start, but
they insisted that the declarations made should be verified.
(hdn/dja)

Abbreviated list of public servants' wealth

(Name, Position, Wealth):
(Sri Sumarjati Haryanto, House secretary-general, Rp 0.61 b
plus US$13,331);
(Widjanarko Puspoyo, State Logistics Agency chief, Rp 5.36 b);
(Susmono Soesilo, Dir.Gen. of land transportation, Rp 1.37 b);
(Soenaryo Yosopratomo, Dir.Gen. air transportation, Rp 6.4 b);
(Anwar Suprijadi, Transportation ministry Sec. Gen., Rp 8.06 b
plus US$25,000);
(Rekso Ageng Herman, House legislator, Rp 94.48 b);
(Andi Syamsu Alam, Supreme Court justice, Rp 1.55 b);
(Soeharso, Supreme Court justice, Rp 0.73 b);
(Muchsin, Supreme Court justice, Rp 3.19 b);
(Toton Suprapto, Supreme Court justice, Rp 2.0 b);
(Bagir Manan, Supreme Court justice, Rp 0.67 b);
(Syamsuhadi, Supreme Court justice, Rp 0.90 b);
(Daslim Saibi, Director of tap water co., Rp 1.03 b);
(Indradjat Sukarmadidjaja, Director of West Java Industry,
Rp 0.24 b);
(Gatot Pudjo Martono, Director of Angkasa Pura I, Rp 3.13 b);
(Wiyoga Adiwasito, Director of Jasa Marga, Rp 1.68 b plus
US$78,000);
(Hari Sandjojo Malang Joedo, Director of Jakarta Propertindo,
Rp 2.44 b plus US$91,381);
(Kusnan Martono, Director of Peruri, Rp 3.16 b plus US$10,788);
(Tebyan A'maari, Director of Pembangunan Sarana Jaya, Rp 2.65 b
plus US$27,734);
(Baihaki Hamid Hakim, Director of Pertamina, Rp 7.15 b plus
US$941,161);
(Ruslan Diwirjo, Chief commissioner of Jasa Marga, Rp 5.86 b
plus US$1,400);
(Zainuddin Sikado, Chief commissioner of Angkasa Pura I, Rp 2.04 b
plus US$1,000)

Source: Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPPN),
April 24, 2001