As Long As Firli Bahuri Is In Charge, The KPK Has Issued 10 Principles For Investigating Money Laundering Offenses

Firli Bahuri/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has issued 10 investigative orders (sprindik) to investigate alleged money laundering crimes (TPPU) under the leadership of Firli Bahuri et al.

"Especially from 2020 until now, there have been 10 warrants for investigating money laundering crimes," said Acting Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri in a written statement, Thursday, February 24.

Meanwhile, from 2012 to 2021, Ali said, there were 45 sprdiks issued to investigate allegations of money laundering by perpetrators of corruption.

He said that the issuance of this sprindik was carried out because the KPK was currently prioritizing additional sentencing. Thus, state treasury revenues from asset recovery can be optimal.

"This principle is important and the KPK is currently implementing it in every settlement of corruption cases," he stressed.

However, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) cannot arbitrarily issue sprindiks because the application of ML can only be carried out when there is evidence of a change in the form of the proceeds of a criminal act of corruption into assets such as property, vehicles, to securities.

"In practice, the application of the ML article in cases of criminal acts of corruption must of course fulfill various elements," said Ali.

"As a shared understanding that the principle of implementing money laundering offences is when there is sufficient preliminary evidence that there is a suspicion of a change in the form of the proceeds of a criminal act of corruption into assets of economic value such as property, vehicles, securities, and others," he added.

As previously reported, the KPK is currently investigating a number of money laundering offenses cases in which one of the suspects is the inactive Probolinggo Regent Puput Tantriana Sari and her husband, Hasan Aminuddin. Of the two, the KPK is even confiscating assets in the form of land and buildings with a value of up to Rp50 billion.

The determination of Puput and Hasan as suspects for alleged money laundering was carried out after the KPK carried out the development of the bribery case of buying and selling positions that ensnared them.

In addition, the anti-corruption commission is also investigating the alleged money laundering offense that ensnared the former Director of Audit and Collection at the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance, Angin Prayitno Aji. He is suspected of disguising and hiding the proceeds of bribes from taxpayers to buy assets.