KPK to examine officials' wealth

KPK to examine officials' wealth

Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will soon examine the
wealth reports of 831 of the city's top-ranking officials.

City personnel office head Sukesti Martono said on Wednesday
that the echelon II and III, the heads of working units, district
heads and subdistrict heads, and officials who hold key positions
in city agencies would be included.

According to him, the governor, deputy governor, city
secretary and three echelon I officials, have already submitted
their wealth reports to the anticorruption commission.

"Those officials are required to fill in the forms prepared by
the KPK and should return them within six weeks," Sukesti said
after briefing the 831 officials.

In its latest report, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) revealed
alleged irregularities in the expenditure of several city
offices, including the Central Jakarta and North Jakarta
municipal offices, the City Transportation Agency, City Mining
Agency, busway management BP TransJakarta and City Public
Lighting Agency.

Activists have estimated that as much as 30 percent of last
year's Rp 13 trillion budget was embezzled by city officials.

The examination, according to Sukesti, follows an agreement
signed by Governor Sutiyoso and KPK chairman Erry Riyana late
last year on the assessment of the wealth of the administration's
key officials.