Rafael Alun Trisambodo-Grace Tahir's Wife, Kongkalikong, Samarkan Assets

Former official of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Rafael Alun Trisambodo wears a KPK prison vest. (Tsa-Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - The public prosecutor (JPU) revealed the involvement of Grace Dewi Riandy or known as Grace Tahir in disguising the assets of Rafael Alun Trisambodo.

Grace tahir's involvement began when Rafael Alun Trisambodo bought a piece of land from her with an area of 766 square meters worth IDR 5.750 billion.

"That in 2006, at Simprug Golf XV Number 29 Kebayoran Baru District, South Jakarta City, the Defendant bought a land and construction as stated in SHM Number 1984 with an area of 766 m2 from GRACE DEWI RIADY as a seller at a price of Rp5,750,000,000," said the prosecutor reading the indictment at the trial at the Central Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, August 30.

Grace Tahir is the Director of Mayapada Hospital and the President Commissioner of Maha Properti Indonesia.

In addition, Grace Tahir is the second daughter of Dato Sri Tahir and Rosy Riadi. Rosy is the daughter of Mochtar Riady, the founder of the Lippo Group while Dato is the founder of the Mayapada Group.

Returning to the transaction process, Rafael Alun Trisambodo paid off the land parcel payment by transferring it to Mayapada Bank account with account number 93210020*** 5 times.

Grace Tahir's involvement in disguising Rafael Alun Trisambodi's assets when the value of a plot of land listed in the sale and purchase deed was only Rp. 2.9 billion.

"That to disguise the transaction, the sale and purchase deed was carried out between Ernie Meike Torondek and Grace Dewi Riady as AJB number 343/2006 dated May 12, 2006 at a price of Rp2,900,000,000," said the prosecutor.

Meanwhile, Rafael Alun Trisambodo was not only charged with receiving gratuities. The prosecutor also charged him with money laundering (TPPU) of Rp. 101 billion.

The value of the money laundering offenses charged is the result of accumulation. Where, Rafael Alun received gratuities in two different periods. Then place it in the financial services provider and spend assets.

"The defendant Rafael Alun Trisambodo together with Erinie Meike Torondek have committed or participated in carrying out several actions that have a relationship in such a way that it must be seen as a continuing act, deliberately placing the assets he knows or should be suspected to be the result of a criminal act in providing financial services and paying or spending wealth," said the prosecutor.

Thus, Rafael Alun Tisambodo was charged with violating Article 3 paragraph (1) letters a and c of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 15 of 2002 concerning the Crime of Money Laundering as amended by Law Number 25 of 2003 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 15 of 2002 concerning the Crime of Money Laundering.

Then, Article 3 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code