Ernie Torondek, Rafael Alun's Wife, Will Be Called By The KPK

Rafael Alun Trisambodo, a former echelon III official of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance after being questioned at the KPK building in Jakarta. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to summon the wife of former Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun, Ernie Torondek. His statement may be needed to shed light on the alleged gratification that ensnared her husband.

"Yesterday, we were summoned in the investigation process, of course, the next time (called, ed)," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, March 30.

However, Ali did not want to talk about the possibility of the summons. Later, the investigator will have the authority to decide.

"Everyone needs time to do analysis first, which facts require information, for example," he said.

Previously, the KPK named Rafael Alun a suspect. He is suspected of receiving gratuities since 2011-2023 regarding tax audits.

This determination was made by the anti-corruption commission after they investigated Rafael Alun's jumbo assets which were exposed after his son, Mario Dandy, abused a 17-year-old student, David. It is 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, which contains 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