KPK Continues To Pursue Rafael Alun's Assets After Confiscating Property Assets Worth IDR 150 Billion

Rafael Alun Trisambodo at the KPK (Photo: DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that the assets of former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Rafael Alun Trisambodo are being pursued. It is suspected that there are assets resulting from gratification other than property assets that have been confiscated worth Rp150 billion.

"Please, (the number, red) will increase. Calm down," Acting KPK Enforcement and Execution Asep Guntur told reporters, Friday, June 30.

It has not been detailed what Asep's belongings were being chased by investigators. However, investigators have recently confiscated a boarding house in West Jakarta.

However, this house is still occupied by residents of the boarding house who are waiting for the completion of the rental period. "So this is after all of them have met, that's the final stage, we will put the sign," said Asep.

"So we didn't confiscate that day and continue to be launched. So we took care of everything first because it had to move quickly," he continued.

Previously, it was suspected that the KPK received gratuities of 90,000 US dollars from several taxpayers through its 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, a big motorbike of the Triumph 1,200 CC type.

It did not stop there, the anti-corruption commission confiscated 20 assets in the form of land and buildings spread across a number of cities in the country. The value reaches Rp150 billion.

"A total of six plots of land and buildings are in Jakarta, three assets in Yogyakarta, and 11 in Manado, North Sulawesi," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Friday, June 23.