KPK Confiscates Ex-Tax Official's Assets Worth IDR57 Billion

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated assets belonging to the former Director of Inspection and Collection of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Angin Prayitno Aji, which amounted to tens of billions of rupiah.

The confiscation was carried out after he was again named a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU). Previously, Angin was also charged with bribery in tax administration and was found guilty.

"In investigating the ML case with the suspect APA, the investigative team has confiscated various assets that are suspected to be related to the case," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters in a written statement, Wednesday, February 16.

The confiscated assets included land and buildings which were allegedly purchased using bribes. However, Ali did not elaborate further where it was.

"So far, the assets that have been confiscated have an economic value of around Rp. 57 billion," he said. Previously, the KPK named Angin as a suspect for alleged money laundering offences on Tuesday, February 15 yesterday. He is suspected of disguising and concealing the proceeds of bribes he obtained by attempting to purchase assets.

Meanwhile, in the bribery case, Angin Prayitno Aji was sentenced to 9 years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 300 million, subsidiary to 2 months in prison in the tax administration bribery case. Meanwhile, his colleague, Dadan Ramdani, was sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 300 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison.

In addition, both of them are required to pay compensation in the amount of IDR 3.375 billion and 1.095 million Singapore dollars respectively, which is calculated using the 2019 Bank Indonesia Singapore dollar middle exchange rate, which is IDR 10,227 per Singapore dollar no later than 1 month after the decision is final and binding. . Failure to do so will result in an additional 2 years imprisonment.

The verdicts and penalties were imposed because they accepted bribes to manipulate the results of the three tax audits, namely on taxpayers PT Gunung Madu Plantations (GMP) for the 2016 fiscal year, PT Panin Bank taxpayers for the 2016 fiscal year, and PT Jhonlin Baratama (JB) for the 2016 fiscal year. 2016 and 2017 taxes.