Checking The Alleged Money Laundering Of Rp300 Trillion At The Ministry Of Finance, DPR Summons PPATK Chairman

Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Ahmad Sahrono. (Photo: Diah Ayu-VOI)

The news about suspicious transactions worth IDR 300 trillion within the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) continues to attract public attention. This prompted Commission III of the DPR to summon the Head of the Center for Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis (PPATK) Ivan Yustiavandana.

Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR Ahmad Sahroni explained that the meeting actually invited Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD. However, he continued, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD was unable to attend because he had to accompany Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"So on Tuesday (21/3) at 15.00 WIB with PPATK," Sahroni said as quoted by Antara, Saturday, March 18.

"The meeting with the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs will be scheduled," he continued.

Sahroni said Commission III would focus on investigating the statement of the Head of PPATK regarding suspicious transactions worth Rp. 300 trillion at the Ministry of Finance.

Earlier on Friday, March 17, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD said that the findings of suspicious transactions of Rp. 300 trillion at the Ministry of Finance for the 2009-2023 period were indications of alleged money laundering (TPPU).

"So it is not true that the issue of developing at the Ministry of Finance has corruption of Rp. 300 trillion. Not corruption, money laundering. Money laundering is greater than corruption, but does not take state money," Mahfud said in a press conference broadcast on the official YouTube channel of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs.

The money laundering offense involved approximately 467 employees within the Ministry of Finance in the 2009-2023 period based on reports from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK).

Meanwhile, PPATK Head Ivan Yustiavandana said that last Tuesday, the suspicious transaction of Rp. 300 trillion was a number related to the crime of customs and taxation handled by the Ministry of Finance as investigators for the origin of the crime.

He clarified that the alleged suspicious transaction worth IDR 300 trillion at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) was not a corruption of Ministry of Finance employees.

"This is more about the cases that we convey to the Ministry of Finance as investigators for the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU) regulated in Law (UU) Number 8 of 2010," said Ivan.