Bareskrim Confiscates Assets Of 2 Corruption Suspects In The Procurement Of Gerobak At The Ministry Of Trade, From Billions Of Money To Dozens Of Cars

The Directorate of Corruption Crimes (Ditipidkor) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police confiscated a number of assets of two suspects in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of carts at the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) for the 2018-2019 period. These assets include cash worth billions of rupiah to several plots of land.

There are two suspects in this case, namely Putu Indra Wijaya as Head of Finance of the Secretary General of the PDN of the Ministry of Trade and Bunaya Priambudi who served as Head of TU DJPDN Ministry of Trade.

"Doing the confiscation (asset) of the suspect," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan in his statement, Tuesday, October 10.

From the suspect Putu Indra Wijaya, investigators confiscated Rp922 million in cash, 11 cars, and 6 motorbikes. Then, there are also two plots of land covering an area of 300 m2 and 45 m2, a plot of land and shophouse ownership of the suspect Putu Indra Wijaya.

"(tarting) workshop equipment, a plot of land and buildings in the form of a house with ownership of DH (the suspect's wife), as well as auction documents, contract documents, and payment documents," he said.

Meanwhile, from the suspect Bunaya Priambudi, investigators confiscated Rp240 million in cash and 30 thousand US dollars, 64 type 1 carts or souvernir carts, and 52 type 2 carts or meatball carts.

"There are also auction documents, contract documents, and payment documents (which were confiscated)," said Ramadhan.

The two suspects were charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) and/or Article 3 and/or Article 5 paragraph (2) or Article 12 letter a or b or Article 11 of the Corruption Eradication Law.

Then, Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code and Article 3 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.