Member Of The Indonesian House Of Representatives, Lasmi Indaryani, Admitted That Her Account Was Blocked By The KPK As A Result Of A Case That Caught His Father

Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives Lasmi Indaryani at the KPK Building (Wardhany T/VOI)

JAKARTA - Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives Lasmi Indaryani said her account was blocked by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the past year. As a result, he never takes the salary he owns. This statement was made by Lasmi after she was examined as a witness in the alleged money laundering case (TPPU) that ensnared her father, the former Banjarnegara Regent, Budhi Sarwono. "From the time of my father, yes (arrested by the KPK, ed). Yes, it's been almost a year," Lasmi told reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, August 30. Lasmi admitted that she objected to the blocking. He felt that the blocking of the account was not appropriate because he admitted that he did not know anything about his father's presumptuous practices. Moreover, the account only accommodates basic salary and allowances for him as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives. "It's not fair. That's my account as a member of the DPR RI has nothing to do with the APBD. It has nothing to do with the company and I opened the account when I was a member of the DPR," he said. "So that's my right, please don't be blocked," continued Lasmi. Furthermore, Lasmi did not talk much about her examination. He only said that he used Article 35 not to testify to his father's actions. "And I testified today for Kedi Afandi," he said. "(Investigated, ed) it's more like knowing or not (with Kedi, ed). Still doing this," he added. As previously reported, the KPK has named Budhi as a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU). This determination was made as a development of the bribery and gratification cases that ensnared him. In the effort to launder money, the anti-corruption commission suspected that there were efforts to hide or disguise the origins of assets sourced from corruption. One way is by spending in the form of various assets, either moving or not moving. In addition, the KPK has also confiscated assets worth Rp. 10 billion which allegedly belonged to the suspect Budhi in the money laundering case. Meanwhile, in the bribery case, Budhi was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Corruption Court (Tipikor) Semarang, Central Java. He was also sentenced to an additional fine of Rp700 million which if not paid would be replaced with 6 months in prison.