Kaltara Polda Coordinates With KPK To Investigate The Assets Of Tajir Police Brigadier HSB

DOCK BETWEEN

JAKARTA - Acting Spokesman for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Ali Fikri said the Regional Police (Polda) of North Kalimantan (Kaltara) had coordinated with his agency regarding the tracking of assets belonging to Brigadier HSB.

"For the Kaltara Police, the information we received yesterday was that there was initial coordination that this was developed into a money laundering crime (TPPU)," said Ali at the KPK building, Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 10.

Brigadier HSB is a suspect in the illegal gold mining case in Kaltara.

"KPK has a new directorate, management of evidence and executions, including units other than 'asset tracing', right now there is 'forensic accounting', it is needed for how to 'tracing' allegations of assets obtained from activities that are allegedly illegal earlier, illegal mining, illegal gold mining," said Ali.

Because of that, said Ali, the Kaltara Polda coordinated with the KPK to further investigate the assets belonging to the HSB Brigadier. In addition, he also conveyed that the KPK would study further whether there was a potential for corruption in the case of First Brigadier HSB.

"We have experience, for example, the case of Nur Alam (former Governor of Southeast Sulawesi). It is related to natural resources, there can be calculated state financial losses, for example, related to mining activities. That is where there is an entrance I think KPK can study further related to this case," said Ali.

Based on the investigation and investigation carried out by the Kaltara Polda, HSB, who in fact holds the rank of Brigadier General and serves in the Ditpolair Polda Kaltara is suspected of having illegal gold mining in Sekatak District, Bulungan Regency.

From the investigation process, investigators alleged Article 158 in conjunction with Article 160 of Law Number 3 of 2020 concerning Amendments to Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Minerals and Coal. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 billion.

Brigadier HSB is also suspected of being involved in illegal business ownership, such as used clothes and narcotics. Which was later found 17 containers containing used clothes.

For this illegal activity, HSB was also charged with Article 112 in conjunction with Article 51 paragraph (2) of Law Number 7 of 2014 concerning Trade as changed to Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation.

Including Article 51 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 2 paragraph (3) letter d Regulation of the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia Number 18 of 2021 concerning Goods Prohibited from Exporting from Goods Prohibited from Importing, with a penalty of 5 years in prison.

He was also charged with Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2020 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

Kaltara Police investigators have also secured a number of items belonging to Brigadier HSB, including luxury watches, cars, speedboats, and others. In addition, 15 bank accounts related to the case were also secured.