KPK Cecar Grace Tahir Regarding The Flow Of Money In The Rafael Square Case

Grace Dewi Riady or known as Grace Tahir at the KPK building, Thursday, May 11, 2023

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is trying to investigate the flow of gratuity money from former Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance, Rafael Alun Trisambodo, to another party. The investigation was carried out by questioning the son of conglomerate Dato Sri Tahir, Grace Dewi Riady or Grace Tahir.

"The examination of the GT (Grace Tahir) sister is indeed related to the RAT case," Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

Asep explained that Grace's statement would later strengthen the alleged money laundering crime (TPPU) that ensnared Rafael. "So (the examination, ed) is related to the problem of the flow of funds and others," he said.

Furthermore, Asep did not want to specify the reason the KPK summoned Grace, including the relationship between the two. However, they are suspected of buying and selling.

"This is a matter of money laundering offenses, which are diverting, placing, corruption results, and this is what we are investigating whether something that is there is the result of corruption or not," he explained.

"For example, from GT we check whether it's the result of corruption or not. If not, we wouldn't have (sita, ed) too. If that's the result of corruption, we must confiscate it," continued Asep.

Grace Tahir underwent an examination for three hours. There was no statement whatsoever he made and shook his head when asked whether there was a flow of money from Rafael Alun.

Previously, it was suspected that the KPK received gratuities of 90,000 US dollars from several taxpayers through its 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.

Next, the KPK again named Rafael as a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU). He is suspected of diverting or disguising the hot money he received.