Arghea Desafti Hapsari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 03/23/2010 9:53 PM
A BPK member, TM Nurlif, who is implicated in a bribery case relating to the election of a central bank deputy governor, has reported his wealth to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
His most recent wealth report shows that he had accumulated Rp 4.7 billion and $11,345 as of September 2009. Nurlif said in a press conference Tuesday that he had written in previous report in June 2004 that his wealth stood at Rp 3.3 billion.
In a Corruption Court earlier this week, Nurlif admitted to have received traveler’s checks worth Rp 550 million in late July or early August 2004 when he was still a member of the House of Representatives’ Commission IX, which was in charge of the election.
He claimed to have received the checks from his fellow lawmaker Hamka Yandhu from the Golkar faction. A third party has allegedly given Hamka the checks to ensure that the faction supported the election of Miranda Swaray Goeltom as Bank Indonesia deputy governor.
On Tuesday, Nurlif said he had received the checks after he filed the 2004 wealth report to the antigraft body.
“And I have turned in the money to the KPK. Therefore, I did not include the money in my report,” he added.
