Evidence Of Alleged Gratification And Money Laundering Of Former Head Of Yogyakarta Customs Eko Darmanto Pocketed By KPK

Head of KPK News Section Ali Fikri (Photo: Wardhany T/VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) claims to have obtained evidence of alleged gratification and money laundering allegedly committed by former Yogyakarta Customs Chief Eko Darmanto. Investigations are currently underway. "KPK found indications of alleged corruption in the form of gratification and money laundering," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Wednesday, September 6. Ali did not want to elaborate on the investigation. Likewise, Eko's actions. However, Ali confirmed that the announcement would be made to the public when a forced detention attempt was made. "Don't worry," he said. "We will definitely publish it, we will definitely convey our work, especially in the field of prosecution," he said. In the future, Ali also mentioned that there was a forced search attempt to ask the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) to prevent Eko from leaving the country. "We will definitely also make other efforts to be cooperative in attending both suspects and witnesses. This must be done prevention so as not to travel," he said. Meanwhile, the status of the investigation in Eko's case began to rise to investigation early last week. VOI sources said Eko was suspected of having received through his company which has an account at a state-owned bank. The company was said to be engaged in vehicle restoration but was later identified as a contractor. “ As soon as the company's account was opened, it was seen that someone deposited a down payment to buy Mercedes Benz and BMW. The installments were also the person who paid,” said the source. It didn't stop there, there were also companies engaged in the IT sector that deposited money through the account. This is considered suspicious because the two jobs are considered irrelevant. Previously, Eko had been clarified regarding his wealth which went viral on social media. The KPK then decided to investigate his assets. He is known to have recorded his assets of Rp. 15.7 billion in the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN). However, that number shrank to Rp. 6.7 billion because it was deducted by debts of Rp. 9 billion. It was recorded that Rp. 12.5 billion was recorded in Eko's assets in the form of two land and building assets in Malang and North Jakarta. Meanwhile, Rp. 2.9 billion includes 9 means of transportation. In detail, Eko owns a BMW sedan 2018 for IDR 850 million, a Mercedes Benz sedan 2018 worth IDR 600 million, a Jeep Willys 1944 for IDR 150 million, a Chevrolet Bell Air 1955 IDR 200 million, a Toyota Fortuner 2019 worth IDR 400 million. Then, Mazda 2019 for IDR 200 million, Fargo Dodge 1957 worth IDR 150 million, Chevrolet Apache 1957 IDR 200 million, and Ford Bronco 1972 for IDR 150 million. All of these vehicles are registered for their own results.

However, no big motorbike is registered in the LHKPN. In fact, Eko often uploads videos showing off Davidson's Harley and even the Cessna Plane.