The Reason For The KPK To Clarify The Wealth Of The Former Head Of Yogyakarta Customs: The Debt Is Billions

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that the debt of former Yogyakarta Customs Chief Eko Darmanto made efforts to clarify assets carried out. In the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN) he was recorded as in debt of up to Rp9 billion.

"Look at the debt of more than Rp. 4 billion. Look at the income for a year of only Rp. 500 million. Well, you have a debt of Rp. 4 billion, what do you eat for Rp. 500 million a year. We see that strangeness," said KPK Deputy for Prevention and Monitoring Pahala Nainggolan to reporters, Friday, March 3.

In addition to debt, Pahala also highlighted the number of old cars owned by Eko. Types are even rare in the country such as Fargo Dodge 1957 to Ford Bronco 1972.

"The price is not much, I remember only (there is, red) two houses but the old car is cute. There is Fargo, there is Bronco," he said.

However, Pahala has not specified when the clarification will be made. The KPK only sent a letter on Thursday, March 2 yesterday.

"We are still coordinating. This is a person in Jogja, right, this is very technical," explained Pahala.

As previously reported, Eko recorded ownership of assets of Rp. 15.7 billion but deducted debt of Rp. 9 billion so that the amount shrank to Rp. 6.7 billion. The report was submitted on December 31, 2021.

From LHKPN, it was recorded that Eko's Rp. 12.5 billion was in the form of two land and building assets in Malang and North Jakarta. Meanwhile, Rp. 2.9 billion includes 9 means of transportation.

In detail, Eko owns a BMW sedan 2018 for IDR 850 million, a Mercedes Benz sedan 2018 worth IDR 600 million, a Jeep Willys 1944 for IDR 150 million, a Chevrolet Bell Air 1955 IDR 200 million, a Toyota Fortuner 2019 worth IDR 400 million.

Then, Mazda 2019 for IDR 200 million, Fargo Dodge 1957 worth IDR 150 million, Chevrolet Apache 1957 IDR 200 million, and Ford Bronco 1972 for IDR 150 million. All of these vehicles are registered for their own results.

However, no big motorbikes are registered in the LHKPN. In fact, Eko often uploads videos showing off Davidson's Harley.