Rafael Alun's Assets In Yogyakarta Allegedly Related To Gratification Will Be Confiscated By The KPK

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

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) plans to confiscate assets belonging to former Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun Trisambodo in Yogyakarta. This confiscation relates to allegations of gratification and money laundering that ensnared him.

"So we found that some areas of land and buildings in Yogyakarta were immediately carried out in the process of completing case files," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, Monday, May 12.

Ali has not specified the exact location of the asset. Including the type, Ali said this ownership strengthens Rafael's actions.

"After sure we find the details, there is a connection and we will definitely announce the confiscation," he said.

Rafael is suspected of having received gratuities of 90,000 US dollars from several taxpayers through his company, PT Artha Mega Ekadhana (AME). This acceptance has 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.

In this development, investigators confiscated a number of Rafael's assets. Among them are Toyota Camry and Land Cruiser cars, big motorbikes of the Triumph 1,200 CC type to rented buildings in Meruya, West Jakarta and boarding houses in Blok M, South Jakarta.