KPK Suspects There is a Flow of Money to the DJP Ministry of Finance Related to the KPP Deputy Jakut's Bribe

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that the flow of bribe money for tax management from PT Wanatiara Persada (WP) was also enjoyed by the headquarters of the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu).

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said this allegation emerged after investigators searched the DJP Ministry of Finance headquarters on Jalan Gatot Soebroto, South Jakarta on Tuesday, January 13.

From the forced efforts, the KPK is known to have found a number of evidence related to the tax bribery hand-in-hand (OTT) operation, including money whose nominal has not been detailed.

"It is suspected that there is a flow of money from the suspects to the Central Directorate of Taxes," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, January 14.

Even so, Budi did not want to talk about the DJP of the Ministry of Finance who also enjoyed the flow of money. He only said that this incident was suspected to have occurred because the DJP employees also participated in the process of determining the value of taxes that PT WP had to pay.

"This will still be traced to anyone, what the nominal amount is. Including later the investigators will also investigate the PT WP side," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK named five suspects in the alleged corruption case of reducing the tax value of the mining sector after conducting a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on Friday night, January 9. They are the Head of the North Jakarta Sub-KPP Dwi Budi (DWB); Head of the Supervisory and Consulting Section of the North Jakarta Sub-KPP Agus Syaifudin (AGS); and the North Jakarta Sub-KPP Assessment Team Askob Bahtiar (ASB).

Then, it was also determined as a suspect, namely a tax consultant named Abdul Kadim Sahbudin (ABD) and PT Wanatiara Persada staff, Edy Yulianto (EY).

In this case, the KPK seized a number of evidence. Among them were cash, foreign exchange (foreign exchange), and precious metals with a value of IDR 6.38 billion.

The suspects are suspected of making the state lose around IDR 59 billion based on initial calculations. This figure arises due to the adjustment of the amount of Land and Building Tax (PBB) in 2023 which should have been paid by PT Wanatiara Persada.

The company was supposed to pay around Rp75 billion but the value was changed to Rp15.7 billion. The value fell by Rp59.3 billion or 80 percent of the initial value set.

The KPK said this tax reduction then resulted in the payment of fees.

Dwi Budi, Agus Setiawan, and Agus Setiawan were charged with corruption in accordance with Article 606 paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustment and Article 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code (KUHP).

Meanwhile, Abdul Kadim Sahbudin and Edy Yulianto as the grantor were suspected of violating the provisions in Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or letter b or Article 13 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo Article 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code (KUHP).