Jakarta – Vice President Boediono's personal wealth increased by Rp 6 billion and US$1,000 between April and September 2009, an update for the Corruption Eradication Commission revealed Friday.
His stated wealth in rupiah went from Rp 22 billion to Rp 28 billion ($2.38 million to $3.03 million), while his dollar holdings went from $15,000 to $16,000.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's wealth increased from Rp 6.8 billion and US$246,389 to Rp 7.6 billion and $269,703 between May and November 2009.
Yudhoyono and Boediono announced their updated their wealth reports for the KPK at the Presidential Palace.
Nine Cabinet ministers also saw their wealth increase over various periods. They made their announcements at Boediono's office.
Yudhoyono called on all government officials to follow his lead and announce their wealth on a regular basis, in a bid to make it a "good political tradition" in Indonesia.
"I hope all governors, regents and mayors reveal their wealth to the public as part of their accountability and transparency," he said.
He also reiterated his commitment to continuing corruption eradication efforts, on which he has built much of his reputation.
The dramatic increase in Boediono's wealth spurred antigraft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) to demand that KPK look into the matter.
"The Rp 6 billion (increase) could be illegally gained," ICW activist Febri Diansyah said as quoted by kompas.com. "The KPK should see if it had anything to do with the Bank Century bailout."
He was referring to the Rp 6.76 trillion bailout that the House of Representatives recently ruled was unjustified.
Legislators have adopted a resolution that could see Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Boediono, the central bank governor at the time, face criminal investigations. Boediono has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in bailing out the bank, or receiving money to do it.
"The KPK must find out how Boediono became so much richer in just five months, otherwise these announcements of officials' wealth will become mere lip service," Febri said. "He may have denied doing anything wrong, but he must prove it."
How the ministers stack up:
1. Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto: Rp 17.2 billion and $40,000 as of December 2009.
2. State Secretary Sudi Silalahi: Rp 3.5 billion and $13,500 as of December 2009.
3. Agriculture Minister Suswono: Rp 1.9 billion and $1,700 as of November 2009.
4. Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar: Rp 5.9 billion and $9,300 as of October 2009.
5. Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad: Rp 119.8 billion and $235,652 as of November 2009.
6. Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar: Rp 6.9 billion.
7. Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Syariefuddin Hasan: Rp 17.5 billion and $1,800 as of November 2009.
8. Disadvantaged Regions Minister Ahmad Helmy Faisal Zaini: Rp 2.3 billion as of November 2009.
9. Presidential Work Unit for Development Monitoring and Control chairman Kuntoro Mangkusubroto: Rp 10 billion as of November 2009.
10. Social Services Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri: Rp 6.6 billion as of December 2009.