The Boarding Houses Allegedly Belonging To Rafael Alun Will Be Investigated

Rafael Alun Trisambodo who was removed from his position from the Head of the General Section of the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) of the South Jakarta Regional Office II

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate the ownership of boarding houses owned by former Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun Trisambodo.

This effort was made because the public had highlighted the business of the former subordinate of the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani.

"So this is being sorted properly. Information like that is in a boarding house and others we are looking for whether it is from a criminal act of corruption or not," Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur told reporters, Wednesday, May 10.

The deepening of the origin of Rafael's asset ownership needs to be done to determine the follow-up. Moreover, he is now named a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU).

However, these boarding houses may not be a problem if they are purchased, not using the gratuity money that Rafael received. "It must be understood that not all of his assets come from criminal acts of corruption. For example, if someone is from inheritance, it's okay if it's from inheritance," said Asep.

"If it is clear, it means not from a criminal act of corruption, we don't do this (sita)," he continued.

As previously reported, Rafael Alun was named a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering. He is suspected of diverting or disguising the heat he received.

Meanwhile, in the gratification case, he allegedly received gratuities of 90,000 US dollars from several taxpayers through his company, PT Artha Mega Ezadhana (AME).

This acceptance is said to have occurred since 2011 when he served as Head of Audit, Investigation, and Tax Collection at the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Taxes East Java 1.

Rafael's number of gratuities can still increase because investigators are still continuing to investigate. Given that the company has handled many clients who have difficulty reporting tax books.