Jusuf asked to declare all assets

Jusuf asked to declare all assets

JAKARTA: The Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN)
asked Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla on
Friday to declare all of his assets to the commission for audit
purposes.

John Pieris, a deputy to the chairman of the KPKPN section
responsible for auditing the wealth of state officials serving in
the executive, said that since his recruitment to the cabinet,
Kalla had yet to report several plots of land worth billions of
rupiah in his hometown in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar.
In his response, Kalla said he needed more time to assess the
value of these properties.

Kalla, also a business tycoon, stated his assets as being
worth Rp 134 billion to the KPKPN, but this did not match his
total assets, which included his salary as a minister.

"Should Pak Kalla report his income during his time as a
minister, the value of his assets will be worth more than
reported to the KPKPN," John said.

Kalla was appointed minister of trade and industry by
President Abdurrahman Wahid in 2000. He dismissed Kalla only
months after taking office on the ground that he was involved in
corruption. --JP