Continue To Find Rafael Alun's Assets, KPK Asks For Community Assistance

Illustration of the Corruption Eradication Commission (Photo: Doc Antara)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to look for assets belonging to former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Rafael Alun Trisambodo. Community assistance is needed.

"We also invite the public to play a role," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Wednesday, May 31.

Ali said, the public could provide information to the anti-corruption commission. "If you have data and information related to the case," he said.

The KPK ensures that investigators will continue to investigate Rafael's alleged money laundering. All assets originating from receiving gratuities will be confiscated later.

"We are still following the money and identifying assets related to this case to optimize asset recovery from the results of corruption," said Ali.

As previously reported, it is suspected that Rafael KPK received gratuities of 90,000 US dollars from several taxpayers through his company, PT Artha Mega Ekadhana (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.