Rafael Alun's Assets In Manado Targeted By KPK

Rafael Alun Trisambodo at the KPK (Photo: DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to look for assets belonging to former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Rafael Alun Trisambodo from the results of gratification in Manado. This information was examined by 13 witnesses who were examined on Tuesday, June 13. "It was confirmed about the alleged existence of economic-valued assets belonging to the suspect (Rafael Alun) in Manado, North Sulawesi, which is suspected to be related to this case," said Head of the KPK News Section, Wednesday, June 14. Dozens of witnesses who were examined were entrepreneurs. They are Porman Agustina Sibarani, Maya Marlinda Sompie, Freddy Rasjid, Henny Rasjid, Alfrets Lasut, Saptir Kumbu, Rabasiah, Jowi Chandra, Donny Halim, Ahmad Husain, Susanti Hadji Ali, Efflien Mercy Laoh, and Nico Sanjaya. Ali did not specify what assets were being pursued. However, investigators are still looking for money from the results of the gratuities received by Rafael. "We are still investigating the flow of suspect money which is suspected to be the result of corruption," he said. Previously, it was suspected that the KPK received gratuities of 90,000 US dollars from several taxpayers through its company, PT Artha Mega Ekadhana (AME). This acceptance has 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.

Next, the KPK again named Rafael as a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU). He is suspected of diverting or disguising the hot money he received. In this development, investigators confiscated a number of Rafael's assets. Among them are Toyota Camry and Land Cruiser cars, big motorbikes of the Triumph 1,200 CC type to rented buildings in Meruya, West Jakarta and boarding houses in Blok M, South Jakarta.