Three Tax Officers Are Suspects, DJP Emphasizes Respect for the Legal Process

JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) stated that it respected and fully supported the steps taken by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in carrying out the law enforcement process.

Based on the results of the press conference, the KPK has named five people as suspects, three of whom are officials or employees at the North Jakarta Sub-Tax Office (KPP).

Director of Extension, Services, and Public Relations of the Directorate General of Taxes, Rosmauli, said that the case was a serious violation of the principle of integrity and emphasized that it would not tolerate corruption, bribery, gratification, extortion, or abuse of authority in any form.

Regarding this matter, he said that the DJP would be cooperative and coordinated with the KPK, including providing full support and information needed to support the law enforcement process in accordance with legal regulations.

"Follow up quickly and firmly on the aspect of staffing. For DJP employees who are designated as suspects and detained, DJP applies temporary dismissal in accordance with Article 53 paragraph (2) of Law Number 20 of 2023. DJP will continue to coordinate with the KPK to investigate thoroughly any individual civil servants involved and if found guilty, it will impose the maximum possible sanctions in accordance with applicable regulations," he said in his statement, Sunday, January 11.

On the other hand, Rosmauli said that the DJP would ensure that tax services to the public continued to run normally and that the handling of this case would not interfere with the rights and services of taxpayers.

In addition, he added that the DJP will conduct a thorough evaluation of the business process, governance of supervision, and internal control systems at the related units, including strengthening preventive measures so that similar incidents do not recur.

Ket : Directorate General of Taxes (Antara)