Bareskrim Polri Freezes Hundreds Of Billions Of Money Accounts Owned By Panji Gumilang

Panji Gumilang/DOK ANTARA

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police said that Panji Gumilang's account had been frozen in line with the investigation process of alleged embezzlement, corruption, and money laundering (TPPU). The nominal reaches hundreds of billions.

"Yes, the balance is frozen. Later, after this we will receive an account, it will be frozen," said Director of Special Economic Crimes at Bareskrim Polri, Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan to reporters, Wednesday, August 16.

The freezing of the Gumilang Panji account has been carried out by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPAT).

From the reports obtained, the value of transactions in and out of Panji Gumilang's account reached trillions.

"Hundreds of billions. So the transactions are trillions, which can be frozen hundreds of billions," said Whisnu.

Bareskrim has completed the title of the alleged TPPU Panji Gumilang case. As a result, the status of the case was upgraded to the investigation stage.

"The results of the case title were mutually agreed that sufficient preliminary evidence had been found to increase the investigation into an investigation," said Whisnu.

In a case involving the Investigation Supervision Bureau (Rowassidik) of the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit, the Police Legal Division, the General Supervision Inspectorate, and the National Police Propam Division, as well as experts, it was found that there were several criminal acts of origin (TPA).

Whisnu said that three TPAs were found, namely embezzlement, criminal acts of foundations, and corruption in School Operational Assistance (BOS) funds.

"The first is money laundering with criminal acts from the foundation and criminal acts of embezzlement," he said.

"Second, it was decided in the case title, the case file for corruption of the boss's funds which became the second file," continued Whisnu.

With the findings of the three TPAs, Panji Gumilang is suspected of violating Article 3 of Law Number 8 of 2020 concerning the Crime of Money Laundering which carries a penalty of 20 years.

Then, the Criminal Code of the Article 70 Foundation in conjunction with Article 5 of Law Number 28 of 2004 concerning amendments to Law Number 16 of 2021. The penalty is 5 years in prison

The crime of embezzlement of Article 372 of the Criminal Code carries a penalty of 8 years and a criminal act of corruption under Article 2 of the Corruption Eradication Law.