Most state apparatus don't declare assets

Most state apparatus don't declare assets

JAKARTA: Chairman of the Civil Servants' Wealth Audit
Commission (KPKPN) Jusuf Syakir revealed on Monday that only
42.71 percent of the state apparatus had declared their assets.

Syakir said his commission had distributed asset declaration
forms to 45,775 civil servants, but only 19,551 had returned the
forms.

He added that most of the state apparatus were reluctant to
declare their assets to the public.

The commission was tasked to examine the assets of the state
apparatus, be it from the executive, legislative or judicial
branches, and inclusive of state enterprises.

The percentage of civil servants in the executive, legislative
and judicial branches of government who have already declared
their assets are 39.47 percent, 24.37 percent and 50.07 percent,
respectively.

Meanwhile, 72.10 percent of officials from state enterprises
had declared their assets. -- Antara

Indosat sale used as political campaign

JAKARTA: Coordinator of the Petisi 50 group of government
critics Ali Sadikin said on Monday the sale of shares in
telecommunication state firm PT Indosat had been used by
political leaders as campaign fodder ahead of the 2004 elections.

Ali, a former Jakarta Governor, remarked that the criticism
made by People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais
was meant to weaken the leadership of President Megawati
Soekarnoputri.

He said Amien could run for the presidency in 2004, but
suggested that he do it properly.

In its year-end evaluation, the group also criticized the
leadership of Megawati for not revoking the political prisoner
status of her father, Sukarno, the founding president of the
Indonesian republic.

The former governor added that Megawati's administration also
failed to show achievements in law enforcement, the economy and
social affairs.

He disagreed with the opinion to oust Megawati, saying that
those who did not support her should simply not vote for her in
the 2004 elections. - Antara

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Jetfighters to fly at dawn

JAKARTA: Dozens of jetfighters at Iswahyudi Airbase in Madiun,
East Java, are scheduled to conduct aerial training from Monday
to Friday during pre-dawn hours.

Airbase commander Commodore Dradjad Rahardjo said in Madiun on
Monday that the training was aimed at improving the fighters'
capabilities in using jetfighters like the F-16, F-5 and Hawk MK-
53 at night.

"The training will enable the fighters to adjust quickly to
any changes in situation and condition. Flying at night dulls the
pilots' five senses. The fighters should fly their jets smoothly
and steadily so they can conduct aerial maneuvers without
disorientation," he said.

Dradjad added that the training would also use some airports
in Java, such as Abdurrahman Saleh Airport in Malang, East Java,
Adi Sutjipto Airport in Yogyakarta, and Adi Sumarmo Airport in
Surakarta, Central Java, for practicing night navigation and
diversions in landing ground. --Antara