Luxury Houses Of Up To 14 Shophouses Owned By Former Head Of Makassar Customs Andhi Pramono Confiscated By KPK

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated assets belonging to the former Head of Makassar Customs andhi Pramono. There were luxury houses up to dozens of shophouses installed with signposts confiscated and all of them in Batam, Riau Islands.

"The investigative team has confiscated several other economic-valued assets that allegedly belonged to the suspect AP, which is located in Batam City, Riau Islands," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters in a written statement, Monday, February 26.

Ali detailed that the first assets confiscated were a house covering an area of 840 square meters at the Grand Summit at Soutlinks Complex, Sekupang, Batam. Then, investigators also confiscated a house at the View Center Complex block A Number 32, Batam.

Next, Andhi's land was also confiscated in Batu Besar Village, Nongsa District, Batam City. The area reaches 1,674 square meters.

"(Turut was confiscated, red) 14 shophouse units located in Tanjung Pinang," he said.

This confiscation was directly monitored by the Head of the KPK Evidence Management Task Force Ahmad Budi Ariyanto. (This process, ed) is in order to maintain and care confiscated assets and smooth coordination with related parties," he said.

Ali said the confiscated assets would be submitted before the panel of judges. The goal is to prove the alleged fraudulent practice he did.

"These confiscated assets will soon be brought to trial to be proven as a result of corruption and money laundering (TPPU) so that they can be confiscated in the context of asset recovery," he said.

Previously reported, Andhi Pramono is currently undergoing trial at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN) in a case of alleged corruption in receiving gratuities.

The KPK prosecutor charged Andhi Pramono with receiving gratuities totaling Rp58.9 billion on the indictment of Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.