Sutiyoso's wealth reaches Rp 12 billion

Sutiyoso's wealth reaches Rp 12 billion

JAKARTA (JP): City Governor Sutiyoso claimed on Wednesday that
he had disclosed all of his wealth which reached Rp 12 billion
(US$1.3 million) to the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission
(KPKPN).

"I have revealed all honestly," Sutiyoso told reporters at
City Hall.

Asked about his Cherokee jeep which was excluded from the
KPKPN report, he said the jeep belonged to his daughter. "My
daughter needs the car to attend her lectures at a university
which is located far from home."

He also denied that he had land in Cengkareng area, West
Jakarta and planned to build a mall on it.

"That's not my land, if you want you can take it," he said
jokingly.

He noted that it was the city administration which planned to
build a mall on the site to cater to foreign tourists arriving at
nearby Soekarno-Hatta International airport.

KPKPN reported on Tuesday that Sutiyoso's total wealth
amounted to Rp 11.931 billion -- Rp 10.09 billion in property and
Rp 1.84 billion in currency, -- making the former Jakarta
Military commander the richest governor in the country.

The audit commission earlier announced the second richest
governor was East Java Governor Imam Utomo with a wealth of Rp 7
billion followed by West Java Governor R. Nuriana with Rp 4
billion.

Aside from the Cherokee jeep, the governor is reported to have
three sedans, a Mercedes Benz, a Volvo, and a Mazda, as well as a
Willys jeep and two Harley Davidson motorcycles.

Without mentioning the location of his farm, Sutiyoso claimed
to have earned Rp 750 million from his 15-hectare farm in 1994,
the audit commission reported.

Meanwhile chairman of the Jakarta Government Watch Amir Hamzah
questioned the audit commission's report on Sutiyoso since it did
not explain how the governor had acquired his wealth.

"Much of his wealth, such as cars and land, was stated as
having been procured with his own earnings. But it did not
provide further details," Amir said on Wednesday. (jun)