Safe Deposit Box Former President Director Of PT Taspen Antonius Kosasih Dismantled By KPK, 150 Grams Of Noble Metals And Confiscated Money

Former President Director Of PT Taspen (Persero) Antonius N.S. Kosasih/Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) dismantled Antonius NS.S. Kosasih's safe deposit box on Wednesday, February 25. This step was taken to investigate the fictitious investment corruption case that ensnared the former President Director of PT Taspen (Persero).

"KPK carried out an investigation in the form of a search of the safe deposit box belonging to the ANSK suspect at a national private bank," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika to reporters in a written statement, Thursday, February 26.

From the search, Tessa said, investigators then confiscated the items in it. Including precious metals to billions of rupiah in cash.

"That from the results of the search, the KPK has confiscated 150 grams of precious metals, cash in rupiah currency and foreign currencies consisting of US dollars, Singapore dollars, and euros which when converted into around Rp. 2.5 billion," he said.

In addition, investigators also took the ownership documents of the assets found. All these findings will then be investigated further.

"We express our appreciation for the bank in collaboration to carry out this confiscation," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

"And the KPK also appealed to financial institutions to cooperate early to inform the KPK regarding the ownership of a safe deposit box for the names of suspects announced by the KPK," continued Tessa.

Previously reported, the KPK has detained former Director of PT Taspen (Persero) Antonius NS Kosasih and former President Director of PT Insight Investment Management Ekiawan Heri Primayanto regarding the alleged corruption of fictitious investments in the state-owned company. Their actions allegedly cost the state up to Rp200 billion.

This case began when PT Taspen (Persero) placed an investment of IDR 1 trillion in the RD I-Next G2 mutual fund managed by PT Insight Investment Management. The private company then spread it to a number of investments but not according to the rules.

In detail, Rp78 billion is managed by PT Insight Investment Management. Then, as much as Rp2.2 billion is managed by PT VSI; Rp102 million is managed by PT PS; Rp44 million goes to PT SM; and other parties affiliated with Kosasih and Ekiawan.

In this case, the investigative team has also searched two apartment units in Rasuna Said, South Jakarta on January 8 and 9. From these forced attempts, the anti-corruption commission confiscated Rp300 million in foreign currency US dollars, Singapore dollars, pounds, won, and baht.

Not only that, investigators also confiscated a number of luxury bags, documents or letters related to ownership of assets and electronic evidence allegedly related to the case being investigated.