Send The Name Of 134 Tax Employees Who Have Shares In The Company To The Ministry Of Finance, KPK: Please Follow Up

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) sent a letter to the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) today, Friday, March 10. They conveyed the names of 134 employees of the Directorate General of Taxes who were allegedly owned shares in 280 companies.

"We convey today with my letter to the Inspector General (Inspector General of the Ministry of Finance Nurmawan Nuh) 134 names of tax workers who own shares in 280 closed companies," said KPK Deputy for Prevention and Monitoring Pahala Nainggolan to reporters, Friday, March 10.

"This is a form of cooperation between the KPK and the Ministry of Finance in say the program to clean tax elements that we call not to behave properly," he continued.

Hundreds of these people are suspected of owning shares in the name of their wives. So that the Ministry of Finance is expected that Pahala can follow up on the findings.

"In the letter I mentioned please follow up on why they have a company," he said.

Pahala said the Ministry of Finance could start calling hundreds of its employees to clarify the type of company being carried out. This step needs to be taken to find whether or not there are companies that cause conflicts of interest.

After that, the KPK will usually re-coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and will follow up. "We just exchange information with the Ministry of Finance," explained Pahala.

Previously reported, the KPK said that of the hundreds of companies whose shares were owned by 134 employees of the Directorate General of Taxes, there were two who were engaged in tax consultants. However, these findings can continue to grow because investigations continue.

The KPK considers this finding dangerous and must be investigated immediately because of conflicts of interest that are vulnerable. Even so, these two companies are said to have nothing to do with former Ministry of Finance official Rafael Alun Trisambodo whose assets are currently being investigated.