KPK Reveals Suspicious Transaction Reports Related To The Handling Of The COVID-19 Pandemic From PPATK

The atmosphere of the KPK and PPATK hearings ((PHOTO: KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Alexander Marwata, revealed a report from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) related to suspicious transactions related to handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

He conveyed this after holding an audience with PPATK on Wednesday, November 17 yesterday.

"If there are proactive reports from PPATK, there are also some related to activities during the pandemic (COVID-19, ed). There are (reports, ed), I have to admit, there are", said Alexander quoted from the Indonesian KPK YouTube, Thursday, November 18.

On the report, Alexander said that his party would investigate further whether the suspicious transaction was related to money laundering or not.

"Of course we will see the crime predicate", he said.

This investigation is important considering that the KPK can only investigate allegations of money laundering offenses when it relates to corruption cases that they have handled first.

"So we are looking for the connection, the transaction, whether it has anything to do with the procurement of medical devices, PCR, and so on", said Alexander.

In addition, Alexander also admitted that the KPK had received reports from the public regarding allegations of procurement corruption during the COVID-19 pandemic. Later, the KPK will ask for assistance from PPATK to conduct further investigation.

"Usually we will also ask PPATK to explore transactions from parties that we suspect are related to the procurement of social assistance, medical equipment, and so on", he said.

Complementing Alexander's statement, PPATK Chairman, Ivan Yustiavandana, said his party was ready to serve the KPK's request to analyze financial transactions. Maximum service will of course be provided.

"When it comes to medical equipment and some of the corruption cases that have been successfully carried out, the PPATK has analyzed both the analysis and the examination. We have informed the KPK. We are communicating and continuing to investigate", he said.