When Wind Prayitno's Confiscated Assets Are Larger Than Those Reported In LHKPN

KPK Building/Photo: VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated the assets of the former Director of Audit and Collection of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu), Angin Prayitno Aji, worth Rp. 57 billion. However, the asset does not appear to be registered in the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN) submitted by Angin in 2020.

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said the confiscated assets were parcels of land and buildings. The confiscation of these assets was carried out as an effort to investigate allegations of money laundering (TPPU) that ensnared Wind.

"The Investigative Team has confiscated various assets that are suspected to be related to the case, including land and buildings," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Ali Fikri told reporters, Wednesday, February 16.

"So far the assets that have been confiscated have an economic value of around Rp. 57 billion," he added.

Then how many treasures are listed by the Wind?

In 2020, the former official of the Directorate General of Taxes reported his assets to the KPK amounting to Rp. 18,620,094,739. Angin recorded ownership of three assets in the form of land and buildings worth Rp. 14.92 billion, located in East Jakarta and South Jakarta.

Subsequently, he registered ownership of three cars, namely the 2011 Volkswagen Golf, 2009 Honda Freed, and 2011 Chevrolet Captiva Jeep. The total value of the three vehicles reached Rp364.4 million.

In addition, there were other assets that were reported by Angin in the form of other movable assets amounting to Rp. 1.09 billion; cash and cash equivalents reached Rp2.21 billion; and other assets amounting to Rp. 23.3 million. In the report, Wind did not record any debt holdings.

Regarding the assets that are suspected to have originated from the money laundering act, Ali said investigators are currently trying to carry out an investigation. Including continuing to look for evidence to make light of the case.

"In order to complete the evidence that the KPK already has, the collection of evidence is still ongoing," he said.

This search for evidence was carried out by examining a number of witnesses for questioning. Ali emphasized that the testimony given to investigators would shed light on the allegations of money laundering by Angin.

Moreover, he is suspected of deliberately disguising his wealth which is thought to have come from bribes. "The investigative team strongly suspects that the suspect APA was deliberately hiding and disguising the origin of his wealth, which is suspected to be the proceeds of a criminal act of corruption," said Ali.

As previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission named Angin as a suspect in the alleged money laundering offences on Tuesday, February 15 yesterday. He is suspected of disguising and concealing the proceeds of bribes he obtained by attempting to purchase assets.

Meanwhile, in the bribery case, Angin Prayitno Aji was sentenced to 9 years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 300 million, subsidiary to 2 months in prison in the tax administration bribery case. Meanwhile, his colleague, Dadan Ramdani, was sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 300 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison.

In addition, both of them are required to pay compensation in the amount of IDR 3.375 billion and 1.095 million Singapore dollars respectively, which is calculated using the 2019 Bank Indonesia Singapore dollar middle exchange rate, which is IDR 10,227 per Singapore dollar no later than 1 month after the decision is final and binding. . Failure to do so will result in an additional 2 years imprisonment.

The verdicts and penalties were imposed because they accepted bribes to manipulate the results of the three tax audits, namely on taxpayers PT Gunung Madu Plantations (GMP) for the 2016 fiscal year, PT Panin Bank taxpayers for the 2016 fiscal year, and PT Jhonlin Baratama (JB) for the 2016 fiscal year. 2016 and 2017 taxes.