KPK Searches For Land Belonging To The Former South Buru Regent In Sleman Alleged Money Laundering Results

KPK (ANTARA) building

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that former South Buru Regent Tagop Sudarsono Soulisa owns land in Sleman, Yogyakarta. Assets are believed to be related to alleged money laundering (TPPU).

This was conveyed by the Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri regarding the examination of the Head of the Land Office of Sleman Regency Bintarwan Widhiatso as a witness. He was questioned on Monday, March 20.

"The witness was present and his knowledge was investigated, among others, related to the alleged ownership of assets in the form of land from the suspect TSS (Tagop Sudarsono Soulisa) in the Sleman area, Yogyakarta," Ali told reporters, Tuesday, March 21.

Ali did not specify the area of land or the existence of the land. However, Bintarwan's statement is believed to shed light on the alleged money laundering crime committed by Tagop.

Previously, the KPK had named Tagop as a suspect in alleged bribery and gratuities and money laundering. In the bribery case, there is a suspect who has just been named a barrier to the investigation.

He is Laurenzius CS Sembiring who is an advocate. As a result of his actions, this suspect was detained on Monday, March 20.

In this case, Laurenzius is a lawyer who received a special power of attorney from the Director of PT Vidi Citra Kencana, Ivana Kwelju. This agreement was made in June 2019 when the private sector was named a suspect in the bribery case that ensnared Tagop.

In carrying out the action, Laurenzius carried out three scenarios. First, he made it seem as if there was no transfer from his client to Tagop through a private account named John Rynhard Kasman.

In the second scenario, Laurenzius made it seem as if there was a receivable agreement related to the purchase of John's assets. In fact, the asset belongs to Tagop.

Finally, this lawyer is suspected of manipulating financial transaction documents and purchasing Tagop's assets. All of these scenarios were followed by Tagop, Ivana, and John.

Not getting there, Laurenzius was also suspected of providing incorrect information in the trial to obscure the facts. However, the anti-corruption commission did not specify how much Ivana paid Laurenzius.

As a result of his actions, the lawyer is suspected of LCSS violating Article 21 and Article 22 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning the 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.