Satori And Heri Gunawan Become Suspects In The BI CSR Case, KPK Uses Articles Of Gratification And Money Laundering

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officially announced the legislators of the DPR from the NasDem Party faction in Satori and Heri Gunawan who are members of the DPR from the Gerindra Party faction as suspects today.

Both were charged with using the article on receiving gratuities and money laundering (TPPU) related to the management of social responsibility funds or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Financial Services Authority (OJK). Acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu said Satori and Heri Gunawan submitted proposals to two partner institutions of Commission XI DPR RI.

"HG then assigned experts. Meanwhile, ST assigned his trusted people to make and submit proposals for social assistance requests to BI and OJK through four foundations managed by the HG Aspiration House and eight foundations managed by the ST Aspiration House," Asep said at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 7.

Not only that, Heri Gunawan and Satori also compactly asked for social assistance from other Indonesian House of Representatives Commission XI partners. The same way is to submit a proposal.

"In addition to BI and OJK, the suspects HG and ST are also suspected of submitting proposals for social assistance assistance to other working partners of Commission XI DPR RI through the foundations they manage," he said.

As for Heri Gunawan, he received Rp15.86 billion. The details are:

Heri is further suspected of money laundering. "By transferring all the money received through the foundation he manages to a personal account through the transfer method," explained Asep.

Where HG then asked his subordinates to open a new account that would be used to accommodate the disbursement funds through the cash deposit method. HG uses funds from a holding account for personal interests, including for the construction of a household; drink outlet management; land and building purchases, to the purchase of four-wheeled vehicles," he continued.

Meanwhile, Satori called Asep received a total of Rp. 12.52 billion. The details of the acceptance are:

"From all the money received, ST committed the alleged crime of money laundering using the funds for his personal needs such as deposits, land purchases, showroom construction, purchases of two-wheeled vehicles, and purchases of other assets," he said.

In addition, Satori is also suspected of fabricating banking transactions by asking a regional bank to disguise deposit placements. Thus, the disbursement was not identified in the bank's account.

As a result of their actions, both of them were then suspected of violating Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

In addition, both of them were charged with the Crime of Money Laundering Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.