The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Will Encourage Changes To The Rules Regarding The Wealth Report Of Officials This Year

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Alexander Marwata (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will encourage changes related to the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN). They want strict sanctions and officials who are required to report are regulated as early as this year. "Yes, that's right, so we encourage changes," said KPK Deputy Chair Alexander Marwata to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, March 2. The anti-corruption commission wants later those who regulate who is obliged to report their wealth. Including, sanctions for those who report or do not even submit wealth reports at all. "So far, for example, who is the official who is obliged to report the LHKPN, we should, the KPK regulate it. So there are several officials whose positions are strategic but according to the law, the category is not a state administrator so he doesn't report. Even though his position is strategic," explained Alexander. "So we will determine, the KPK will determine who the state administrators are, the officials who are obliged to report the LHKPN," he continued. If this change is approved, the KPK is ready to coordinate with other institutions and agencies. "So that each institution makes internal rules, for example related to the code of ethics," said Alexander. With this regulation, it is hoped that the integrity of officials can be proven by reporting their assets appropriately. "If it's not true, the position should have been completed, so there are sanctions too," said Alexander. Previously, KPK Deputy for Prevention and Monitoring Pahala Nainggolan admitted that he was upset because there were no sanctions for officials who neglected to report their wealth. Moreover, Law Number 28 of 1999 concerning Corruption-Free State Organizers and KKN only mentions administrative sanctions. According to him, the anti-corruption commission's space for movement is limited because every incoming wealth report will be submitted to the inspectorate general or leadership of each ministry. "So far, everything has been only administrative and submitted to its leadership and the problem is that the leadership is not interested in LHKPN," he said. "Yes, people who openly say 'I didn't report anything', the one who reported it was not true, there were no sanctions because it was not regulated by us," continued Pahala.