Sandra Dewi Called Transfer Of IDR 10 Billion To The Wife Of The President Director Of Private Smelters

JAKARTA - Witness in the tin corruption case as well as wife of the President Director (Director) of PT Refined Bangka Tin (RBT) Suparta, Anggraeni admitted that he had received Rp10 billion in cash through a transfer from the account of the wife of the defendant Harvey Moeis, Sandra Dewi in December 2019.

He said the incoming money was a loan from Harvey to Suparta for business purposes.

"But I don't know why Mrs. Sandra transferred it and entered my account," said Anggraeni during a witness examination hearing at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, October 9.

He also found out that the money was sent from Sandra Dewi's account based on a notification that entered his account.

Nevertheless, Anggraeni admitted that he forgot where the money came in. However, based on the account mutation, there was cash collection and money transfers through transfers the following day after the money came in from Sandra Dewi.

"As far as I remember, I would definitely hand it over to my husband. So there were two transfers and then there was cash collection, so I took all the money that came in," he said.

Anggraeni testified in the trial of the alleged corruption case in the management of tin commodity trading in the mining permit (IUP) area of PT Timah Tbk. in 2015-2022, which, among other things, dragged the extension of PT RBT Harvey Moeis as a defendant.

However, the case also dragged the President Director of PT Timah for the 2016-2021 period Mochtar Riza Pahlevi Tabrani, Finance Director of PT Timah for the 2016-2020 period Emil Ermindra, Director of PT SIP MB Gunawan, and Manager of PT Quantum Skyline Exchange Helena Lim, as other defendants.

The fact about the flow of money from Sandra Dewi was revealed when Anggraeni testified in court for the defendants Mochtar, Emil, MB Gunawan, and Helena.

Riza and Emil were charged with having accommodated illegal tin mining activities in the PT Timah IUP area, while MB Gunawan was suspected of buying tin ore from illegal mining in the PT Timah IUP area.

For their actions, the three defendants face criminal charges in Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, Helena was charged with helping the defendant Harvey Moeis as PT RBT's extension to collect money from tin corruption amounting to US $ 30 million or equivalent to Rp. 420 billion.

In addition to helping store corruption money, Helena was also charged with money laundering (TPPU) for the profit of managing security costs of Rp900 million, by buying 29 luxury bags, cars, land, and houses to hide the origin of the illicit money.

Thus, Helena's actions are regulated and subject to criminal penalties in Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 jo. Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 56 of the 2nd Criminal Code and Article 3 or Article 4 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering jo. Article 56 of the 1st Criminal Code.

The actions of the defendants were allegedly detrimental to state finances amounting to Rp300 trillion.