So The Candidate For The Commander Of The Indonesian Armed Forces To Replace Andika Perkasa, Admiral Yudo Margono's Wealth Rp17.97 Billion

JAKARTA - The Chief of Naval Staff (KSAL) Admiral Yudo Margono is the sole candidate for TNI Commander to replace General Andika Perkasa who will retire this year. His name has been submitted by President Joko Widodo to the DPR to undergo a fit and proper test.

So, what is the total wealth that the sole candidate to replace General Andika Perkasa has?

Based on the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN) which Yudo last reported on March 22, 2022, he was recorded as having assets of Rp. 17,970,088,086 or Rp. 17.97 billion.

Yudo recorded total ownership of 51 plots of land and buildings with a value of Rp. 10,450,959,000.

Of these, 48 plots of land are spread across Surabaya, Sorong, Bekasi, Bogor, Madiun, Tangerang and Cirebon. Then, three plots of land and buildings located in Sidoarjo, Surabaya, and Bekasi.

Next, the former Commander of the Joint Regional Defense Command (Pangkogabwilhan) I has assets in the form of two-wheeled and four-wheeled motorized vehicles whose total value reaches Rp1,630,000,000.

The vehicle consists of a 2010 Honda motorbike for IDR 10 million, a 2010 Toyota Fortuner worth IDR 300 million and a 2010 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport car for IDR 310 million.

Next, the 2013 Honda motorcycle costs IDR 10 million and the Toyota Alphard car in 2021 at a price of IDR 1 billion. Yudo also has other movable assets of IDR 365 million.

In the report, Yudo also had assets in the form of cash and cash equivalents worth Rp 5,524,129,086. He was recorded as having no debt.

Previously, President Joko Widodo mentioned that one of the reasons for the submission of TNI Admiral Yudo Margono as the sole candidate for TNI Commander was due to the rotation of the dimension.

"One, what we are proposing is one (candidate), Kasal, which is now because we are indeed rotating in the dimension," said the President in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, November 29.

Jokowi said the name of Admiral Yudo Margono had been submitted to the DPR for approval.

The Presidential Letter (Surpres) for the candidate for the TNI Commander in Chief has been submitted to the DPR by the Minister of State Secretary Pratikno on Monday, November 28. Furthermore, TNI Admiral Yudo Margono will soon undergo a fit and proper test at Commission I of the DPR.