KPK Names Former Director Of Amarta Karya Catur Prabowo As A Money Laundering Suspect

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). BETWEEN/Fianda Sjofjan Rassat

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named former Director of PT Amarta Karya (Persero) Catur Prabowo (CP) as a suspect in the crime of money laundering (TPPU). "KPK has named the CP Director of PT Amarta Karya (Persero) on suspicion of money laundering," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri at the KPK's Red and White Building, South Jakarta, Antara, Monday, August 21. Ali emphasized that investigators from the anti-corruption agency had pocketed sufficient evidence to determine Catur Prabowo as a TPPU suspect. "We found sufficient evidence related to the elements that bought, those who spent, used the proceeds of this corruption crime," he said. Ali explained that the investigation into the money laundering offense case against the person concerned would work together with the investigation of the alleged corruption case against the person concerned. There are also KPK investigators who are currently still completing the evidence related to the investigation of the case. "Currently we are still collecting the evidence, related to the TPPU later parallel with the alleged corruption of Article 2 Article 3, which we are currently still resolving," he said. Previously, KPK Deputy Chair Alexander Marwata revealed that there were two suspects in the alleged fictitious project case, the first being Catur Prabowo (CP) and Finance Director of PT Amarta Karya Trisna Sutisna (TS). The anti-corruption agency then detained Trisna Sutisna on Thursday (11/5) and detained Catur Prabowo on Wednesday (17/5). Alex explained that the case began in 2017. At that time, the suspect Trisna received an order from Catur, who at that time was still the President Director of PT Amarta Karya. Catur ordered Trisna and officials in the accounting section of PT Amarta Karya to prepare a sum of money earmarked for his personal needs with a source of funds originating from payments for various projects carried out by PT Amarta Karya. The suspect TS together with several staff at PT Amarta Karya then founded a CV-shaped business entity that was used to receive payment for a subcontractor from PT Amarta Karya without doing a fictitious job. Then in 2018, several fictitious CV business entities were formed as vendors who would receive various payment transactions from PT Amarta Karya's project activities and this was fully based on the knowledge of the CP and TS suspects. For the application for a vendor payment budget, the suspect CP always gives a 'continue' position along with the approval of a Payment Order (SPM) signed by the suspect TS. The bank account book, ATM card and check bongol from the fictitious CV business entity were held by the accounting department staff of PT Amarta Karya who became trusted people from CP and TS to facilitate the collection and disbursement of money according to the request of the suspect CP. "The money received by the suspects CP and TS was then allegedly used, among others, to pay credit card bills, purchases of gold, private travel abroad, payments for golf members and also gifts to several other related parties," said Alex.

For their actions, the two suspects were charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code. "The actions of the two suspects are suspected to have resulted in state financial losses of around Rp46 billion," said Alex.