KPK Opens The LIke Option AKBP Bambang Kayun With The Money Laundering Article

Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed an opportunity to apply the money laundering article against AKBP Bambang Kayun. He is suspected of buying and disguising the bribes and gratuities he received.

"We are heading there (money laundering, ed)," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Wednesday, February 22.

Ali ensured that the application of the money laundering article was aimed at optimizing the confiscation of assets. Thus, the perpetrators of alleged bribery and gratuities such as Bambang are not only imprisoned but can get a deterrent effect.

Even so, the anti-corruption commission did not want to talk much about the application of the article on money laundering (TPPU). The KPK is still looking for evidence by examining a number of witnesses, said Ali.

"How then are the possibilities for the application of the article on money laundering, whether it is based on the adequacy of evidence, the element of disguising, the element of hiding, the element of spending, we continue to explore," he explained.

The KPK is known to have summoned witnesses several times to find out the use of bribes and gratuities received by Bambang. One of them, by summoning two witnesses, namely entrepreneur Herry Susanto and Director of PT Sentra Aktiva Indonesia Ricky Salim.

They were asked by investigators to explain about the money allegedly used to buy assets and invest. The second examination was carried out on Monday, February 20.

As previously reported, AKBP Bambang Kayun Bagus was detained after being named a suspect in alleged bribery and gratification. The receipt is allegedly related to falsification of letters in the case of the struggle for the rights of the heirs of PT Aria Citra Mulia (ACM).

This case began when there was a report to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police Headquarters regarding the alleged forgery of PT ACM's heir rights letter. The reported parties are Emilya Said and Herwansayah who were later named suspects.

Furthermore, Bambang is suspected of selling information with the lure of Rp6 billion and 1 car to take care and help fugitives in the case escape. In addition, Bambang is also suspected of receiving Rp50 billion from the management of other cases.

As a result of his actions, Bambang is suspected of Article 12 letter (a) or Article 12 letter (b) or Article 11 and 12B of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.