KPKPN questions Puteh on wealth

KPKPN questions Puteh on wealth

JAKARTA: Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh blamed the ongoing
conflict in Aceh on Tuesday for his delay in submitting a wealth
report to the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKNP).

"He said he had been unable to concentrate on filling in the
wealth report due to the ongoing conflict in Aceh," a KPKPN
official, Muchayat, said on Tuesday.

He said that KPKPN had actually sent the wealth report forms
to government officials across the country last year, or months
before the imposition of martial law on Aceh on May 19.

Muchayat said the commission would verify reports concerning
Puteh's move to set up a company, which is prohibited by law for
government officials.

The commission would also verify reports from various sources
that Puteh had hidden wealth.

He said Puteh was expected to face questioning within two
weeks to verify his wealth report.

Puteh has rejected accusations about hidden wealth.

"This is only an ordinary verification. Other officials in
Aceh have also undergone questioning," he said. --JP