Rafael Alun Warns Not To Escape, KPK: Face The Process

KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu at the KPK's Red and White Building, Jakarta, Monday, March 20. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) reminded former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Rafael Alun Trisambodo alias RAT to be good citizens. KPK wants Rafael not to run away amid investigations of alleged unnatural assets.

"We urge (RAT, red) not to run away or run away anywhere. The process is faced," said KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, March 20.

Asep admitted that he had heard this information. However, the anti-corruption commission cannot do much because this case is still under investigation.

Prevention abroad, he continued, can only be done when an investigation is carried out. So, Rafael should be orderly with his obligations.

"Brother RAT as a good citizen as well as government officials will dare to take responsibility and face this process," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK conducted an investigation into Rafael Alun's jumbo property which was uncovered after his son, Mario Dandy, abused a 17-year-old student, David. The investigation was carried out because it was suspected that there was a game behind the ownership of a wealth of Rp56 billion.

In an effort to investigate this, investigators have asked for information from the Head of the East Jakarta Intermediate Tax Service Office (KPP) Wahono Saputro. This summons was made because his wife allegedly owns shares in the company owned by Rafael's wife, Erni Torondek.

In addition, investigators are also investigating the findings of Rafael's safe deposit box in which there are billions of money. The findings that have been blocked by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) are suspected to have come from accepting bribes.