Former Officer Of The Directorate General Of Taxes Angin Prayitno Buys Apartments To VW Polo Cars From Bribe And Gratification

Angin Prayitno Aji/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Former Director of Audit and Collection at the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance, Angin Prayitno Aji, is said to have bought apartments and cars with bribes and gratuities he received. This was revealed from the indictment read out by the public prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today, Tuesday, January 24. Angin was charged with money laundering (TPPU). "The act that places, transfers, transfers, spends, pays, entrusts, takes abroad, changes forms, exchanges for currency or securities or other acts for assets," reads the indictment at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court. The prosecutor then detailed that several assets purchased using bribes and gratuities were three lands in Ciater Village, Serpong District, South Tangerang. Then, two plots of land and buildings in Sekeloa Village, Coblong District, Bandung. Next, Angin also bought 60 plots of land in Kalong II Village, Leuwisadeng District, Bogor Regency. In addition, he also paid eight plots of land in Babakan Village, Kertajati District, Majalengka Regency using bribes and gratuities. Not only that, the prosecutor said that Angin bought a plot of land in Paperari Village, Kertajati District, Majalengka Regency. Then, a plot of land in Palasah Village, Kertajati District, Majalengka Regency. Furthermore, Angin also bought four plots of land and buildings in Caturtunggal Village, Depok District, Sleman Regency. Then, one plot of land and buildings in Sinduadi Village, Mlati District, Sleman Regency. Then, four plots of land and buildings in Mantrijeron District, Yogyakarta City. Then, one apartment unit in Jatinangor District, Sumedang Regency. The wind is also said to have bought a black VW Polo 1.2 car. "What he knows or should be suspected is the result of a criminal act of corruption with the aim of hiding or disguising the origin of assets," said the prosecutor. The purchase was made from the gratuities he received amounting to Rp29,505,167,100 from 2014 to 2019. In addition, assets were also allegedly purchased using bribes from PT Gunung Madu Plantations, PT Jhonlin Baratama and PT Bank Pan Indonesia (Panin) worth Rp14,628,315,000. As a result of his actions, Angin is suspected of violating Article 3 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.