JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) asked the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa to make corrections after the alleged bribery of tax restitution submission at the Banjarmasin Sub-KPP, South Kalimantan was revealed. The hand-to-hand operation (OTT) is hoped to be an entrance.
"The KPK hopes that from this enforcement effort, it can be a spark for the Ministry of Finance, especially the Directorate General of Taxes, to make efforts to improve the system so that the potential or risk of corruption in the taxation sector in other regions can be mitigated," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu in a press conference at the KPK Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, February 5.
Asep said that with a system that is increasingly transparent and accountable, the Directorate General of Taxes is expected to be able to provide excellent services to taxpayers.
"On the other hand, taxpayers also do not deviate in fulfilling their tax obligations," said Asep.
The KPK, continued Asep, continues to support various programs of the Indonesian Government, especially in the field of taxation. So, in the future, the tax ratio and state revenue can continue to increase sustainably.
"The tax ratio is an important indicator in assessing the performance of a country's tax revenue, including Indonesia, which also reflects the level of compliance and public confidence in the tax system," said Asep, who also serves as the Director of Investigation of the KPK.
As previously reported, the KPK officially named three suspects related to alleged bribery of tax restitution at the Banjarmasin Sub-KPP, South Kalimantan. This determination is a follow-up to the hand-in-hand operation (OTT) held on Wednesday, February 4.
The three suspects are Mulyono who is the Head of the Banjarmasin Sub-KPP; Dian Jaya Demega as the fiscal who is a member of the Inspection Team from the Banjarmasin Sub-KPP; and Venasius Jenarus Gengger who is the Financial Manager of PT Buana Karya Bhakti (BKB).
This case began in 2024, when PT Buana Karya Bhakti filed a tax restitution for the 2024 tax year with a status of overpayment. The application was then followed up with an inspection by Dian from the Banjarmasin Sub-KPP.
This finding, said Asep, was followed up with a meeting between Mulyono and PT BKB, including Venasius or Venzo in November 2025.
The palm oil plantation company then agreed to Mulyono's request to provide appreciation money in the amount of IDR 1.5 billion.
Meanwhile, Mulyono can get a quota of Rp800 million; Dian gets Rp200 million; and Venasius gets Rp500 million.
However, when the money was given, Dian only got Rp180 million because Venasius cut Rp20 million.
Meanwhile, the Rp800 million was used by Mulyono for Rp300 million to pay the down payment for the purchase of the house. The rest was deposited by his trusted person.
For their actions, Mulyono and Dian as the recipients were suspected of violating Article 12 a and Article 12 b of Law Number 31 of 1999 and Article 606 paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2023.
Meanwhile, Venasius as the giver is suspected of violating Article 605 and Article 606 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023.
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