Check Rp2 T At The SYL Official House For KPK Findings, PPATK: Fake Indications

Head of PPTK Ivan Yustiavandana (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has checked the findings of a check of IDR 2 trillion obtained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator at the official residence of former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo. As a result, the document was invalid and even suspected of being fraudulent.

"The name is indicated to often commit fraud. The existing documents are also indicated to be fake," said PPTK Head Ivan Yustiavandana when confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, October 17.

Ivan said this kind of fraud often occurs and is found in society. Usually, fraudsters will ask for the target's help to take care of checks in a very large amount.

"The method is to ask for administrative money for banks, bribe officers, and even bribe PPATK people so that they can be disbursed," he said.

Instead, the target will usually be promised a profit of one percent of the existing nominal. Once someone is deceived, willing to provide assistance, they escape," said Ivan.

Previously reported, the KPK admitted that it would check the validity of the findings of checks worth Rp. 2 trillion found by investigators during a search on Thursday, September 28. This finding was only busy after writing a media.

Meanwhile, during the search results that were distributed some time ago, it was only stated that there were findings of Rp30 billion in money and documents. The check was not mentioned even though it was later claimed that investigators had found it.

Syahrul was officially detained after being arrested in an apartment in the Kebayoran Baru area, Jakarta. The NasDem Party politician was caught in three articles, namely extortion related to positions, receiving gratuities, and money laundering.

In this case, it is called the KPK extorts its employees by requiring to pay deposits every month with the help of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and the Director of Agricultural Equipment of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta. The nominal set by Syahrul and must be deposited by echelon I-II employees ranging from 4,000-10,000 US dollars.

It is believed that the money collected does not only come from the realization of the Ministry of Agriculture's budget inflated or mark-ups but from vendors working on projects. The money is given in cash, transfers or goods.

The KPK then suspected that the money Syahrul received was used for various personal interests. Starting from Umrah with other Ministry of Agriculture employees, buying cars, repairing houses to flowing to the NasDem Party with a value of up to billions of rupiah.