Today Rafael Alun Trisambodo Undergoes the First Trial Session of the ML-Gratification Case

JAKARTA - The former official of the Directorate General (DG) of Taxes, Rafael Alun Trisambodo, will undergo the first hearing in the case of alleged receipt of gratuities and the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU), at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, today.

Based on the Case Tracing Information System (SIPP) of the Central Jakarta District Court, the trial of Rafael Alun Trisambodo which was registered with case number: 75/Pid.Sus-TPK/2023/PN Jkt.Pst will start at around 10.30 a.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB).

"The agenda for the first trial (reading of the indictment) is in the Wirjono Projodikoro room," wrote the SIPP of the Central Jakarta District Court quoted by VOI, Wednesday, August 30.

In the case that ensnared him, Rafael Alun Trisambodo allegedly received gratuities of USD 90,000 from several taxpayers through his company, PT Artha Mega Ekadhana (AME).

This acceptance occurred since 2011 when he served as Head of Tax Audit, Investigation and Collection at the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Taxes East Java 1.

The amount of gratuities received by Rafael could still increase because investigators are still conducting in-depth investigations. Bearing in mind, the company has handled many clients who have difficulty reporting tax accounting.

Until finally, the KPK named Rafael as a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU). He is suspected of diverting or disguising the hot money he received.

In this development, investigators confiscated a number of Rafael's assets. Among them are Toyota Camry and Land Cruiser cars, big motorbikes of the 1,200 CC Triumph type.

It didn't stop there, the anti-corruption commission confiscated 20 assets in the form of land and buildings scattered in a number of cities such as Yogyakarta and Manado. Its value reached IDR 150 billion.