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