Exchange Data With PPATK, KPK Pockets The Name Of Tax Consultant Who Becomes Rafael Square's Nominee

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has exchanged data with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) regarding tax consultants whose names are borrowed or nominees for former Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) official Rafael Alun.

Deputy for Prevention and Monitoring of the KPK, Pahala Nainggolan, said that his party and the financial code technical institution have pocketed the names of tax consultants to various other information related to this case.

"This morning I communicated with PPATK. So we already know what his name is, what his consultant is also, we have recorded data, what we got, and what PPATK got," he told reporters, Monday, March 6.

Just like PPATK, Pahala also closed the meeting of who the tax consultant in question was. He only stated that the KPK was drafting a strategy to prove the existence of a criminal act of origin before implementing a money laundering crime.

"We will look for it first (criminal acts of origin, ed)," he said.

Furthermore, Pahala also did not want to talk much about Rafael's nominee tax consultant allegedly having fled abroad. Apart from just hearing the information, he said, many other things are now the focus of the anti-corruption commission to investigate Rafael's assets.

"Once again, it's not physical, it's not important, if we go abroad, we will definitely have another strategy," said Pahala.

Previously, PPATK blocked the accounts of Rafael Alun and a tax consultant whose names were allegedly borrowed for transactions or nominees. This effort is related to an unnatural transaction made by Rafael, who has assets of up to Rp56 billion.

PPATK also suspects that Rafael used professional money laundering services with other parties through nominees. However, PPATK Chairman Ivan Yustiavanda did not specify who they were.

"We suspect that there is a money slider professional who has been acting for the benefit of the RAT," Ivan told reporters, Friday, March 3.

As a reminder, Rafael's wealth was in the spotlight after his son, Mario Dandy Satrio, persecuted 17-year-old David. The video of the abuse was widely circulated on social media.

After the case was crowded on social media, Mario's video spread his wealth in the form of a Harley Davidson motorcycle highlighted by netizens. Not only that, but the public also highlighted the ownership of the Rubicon car he used when the persecution took place.

As a result, on March 1, the KPK asked Rafael to come to clarify his wealth which reached Rp56 billion based on the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN).

In the clarification process, the KPK investigated Rafael's assets. Among them, housing owned by his wife in North Minahasa and a house in Yogyakarta.

It didn't stop there, the Rubicon car that Mario often exhibited was also investigated by the KPK. Likewise with Rafael's Harley Davidson, which turned out to be not with a number plate or a fake.