Lalu denies underreporting his wealth

Lalu denies underreporting his wealth

JAKARTA: South Jakarta District Court President Lalu Mariyun
claims he has reported all his assets to the Public Servants'
Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN), denying all the tip-offs
received by the commission from the public regarding his alleged
corruption.

"I'm not that kind of person," he told a media conference held
after giving a four-hour clarification at the KPKPN offices on
Thursday.

The clarification was required due to the commission's doubts
over the small amount of assets declared by Mariyun and tip-offs
it had received from the public. In his asset declaration,
published in April 2002, Mariyun claimed to have a total of only
Rp 250 million (US$28,089) in cash and assets.

According to his report, he owes Rp 195 million on a Toyota
Kijang minivan that he bought on credit in 2001. The minivan, as
well as his other assets, are located in his hometown in Lombok,
West Nusa Tenggara.

Mariyun reported that he currently lived in a rented house on
the edge of the plush residential area of Pondok Indah, South
Jakarta, with the rent amounting to Rp 25 million per year.

However, the commission deemed such a low rent to be highly
suspect, especially as there was no formal contract in existence.

"So far, as shown in his asset declaration, Mariyun's income
and expenditure would appear to in balance. However, we would
invite members of the public to inform us should they know
anything about unreported properties or income," KPKPN member
Petrus Selestinus told reporters.-- JP