KPKPN readies last shots at big names
KPKPN readies last shots at big names
Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Toward the end of its existence, the Public Servants' Wealth
Audit Commission (KPKPN) will fire more shots this month at big
names for their questionable wealth reports submitted to the
commission.
The commission will summon for clarification later this month
a total of 31 state officials, including State Minister of State
Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi, Chief Justice Bagir Manan, House
of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung and People's
Consultative Assembly Deputy Speaker Ginandjar Kartasasmita.
In addition, according to one source at KPKPN, the commission
also aims to target MPR members and former finance minister Fuad
Bawazier and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
Perjuangan) executive Roy B. B. Janis.
"When comparing their monthly salaries with their assets, we
find the reports of these state officials from the executive,
legislative and judicial institutions questionable," the source
told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
The source said the commission would cross-check all
information in the wealth reports with available data and also
information from the officials themselves.
According to data at KPKPN, Fuad's reported wealth was valued
at Rp 45 billion (US$5 million), including Rp 30 billion in gifts
from third parties. Akbar Tandjung, who had been convicted of
corruption, registered a personal estate worth Rp 33.4 billion
($3.03 million).
Meanwhile, Ginandjar reported assets worth Rp 25.6 billion
plus US$340,000. He also admitted that he received gifts from
third parties worth Rp 500 million between 1993 and 2000.
"When we find that the reports show irregularities, we will
submit them to the police for further investigation," the source
who asked to be anonymity told The Jakarta Post.
Earlier, KPKPN deputy chairman Muchayat said the commission
would continue to pursue clarification from President Megawati
Soekarnoputri and her husband Taufik Kiemas for their reported
wealth.
Both Megawati and her husband have also failed to meet the
commission's request for verification of their wealth.
Taufik Kiemas, also a legislator of PDI Perjuangan, declared
assets worth Rp 59 billion. He claimed to have accumulated wealth
through his family's businesses, including a number of gasoline
stations in the city.
KPKPN, whose existence will be replaced by an anticorruption
commission yet to be established, has made daring moves against a
number of high-ranking officials suspected of corruption.
KPKPN showed its mettle after it launched an investigation
into the concealed wealth of Attorney General M.A. Rachman. The
commission then forwarded the results of its investigation to the
police.
Under the Anticorruption Commission Law, KPKPN will be
replaced after a year by the anticorruption commission which will
have more power than KPKPN. Unlike KPKPN, the new commission will
have the power to investigate and prosecute suspected corruptors.
KPKPN requested the Supreme Court for a judicial review on
Thursday into the Anticorruption Commission Law.