KPK Suspects Rafael Alun Hides Gratification Results To Digital Assets

Rafael Alun Trisambodo At The KPK/DOK PHOTO building: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate how former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun Trisambodo hide money from gratification. Including the possibility of turning it into a digital asset through other parties.

"We are currently investigating, including shell companies, we can go abroad. There is one country that specializes in issuing these companies (digital assets and finance, ed)," Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur told reporters, Wednesday, May 10.

"There is also something that was bought by cryptocurrency or bitcoin and we are also investigating it," he continued.

Although there is no evidence that leads to this allegation, the KPK does not want to be silent. Asep said the search would continue.

"Everything is essentially going to be explored. We will not only find wealth in the name of the person concerned or for example what is hidden in the name of another person on behalf of his family, the closest person," he said.

As previously reported, Rafael Alun was named a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering. He is suspected of diverting or disguising the heat he received.

Meanwhile, in the gratification case, he allegedly received gratuities of 90,000 US dollars from several taxpayers through his company, PT Artha Mega Ezadhana (AME).

This acceptance is said to have occurred since 2011 when he served as Head of Audit, Investigation, and Tax Collection at the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Taxes East Java 1.

Rafael's number of gratuities can still increase because investigators are still continuing to investigate. Given that the company has handled many clients who have difficulty reporting tax books.