Rafael Alun Didakwa Receives IDR 16.6 Billion Gratification With Mario Dandy's Mother

The Trial Of Former Directorate General Of Taxes, Rafael Alun Trisambodo At The Central Jakarta District Court (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - Former official of the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Taxes, Rafael Alun Trisambodo, was charged with receiving gratuities amounting to Rp. 16.6 billion. The acceptance of gratuities was made with his wife, Ernie Meike Torondek. "The defendant has committed or participated in carrying out several actions that have such a connection that it must be seen as an act of continuation, receiving gratuities, namely receiving a total amount of Rp. 16,644,806,137," said the prosecutor reading the indictment in the trial at the Central Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, August 30. In the indictment of the prosecutor, Rafael Alun and his wife who is also the mother of Mario Dandy Satriyo received gratuities from several companies including, PT Artha Mega Ezadhana (PT ARME), PT Cubes Consulting, PT Cahaya Kalbar and PT Krisna Bali International Cargo. Meanwhile, Ernie Meike Torondek is the commissioner of PT ARME, PT Cubes Consulting and PT Bukit Hijau Asri. "That the Defendant together with Ernie Meike Torondek gradually from 15 May 2002 to March 2013 had received a total gratuity of Rp. 16,644,806,137 through PT ARME, PT Cubes Consulting, PT Cahaya Kalbar and PT Krisna Bali International Cargo," said prosecutor Jaksa detailing the value of the gratuities received by Rafael Alun Trisambodo and Ernie Meike Torondek worth Rp1.6 billion through PT ARME from taxpayers. Then, the recipients of tactical funds sourced from taxpayers through PT ARME amounted to Rp. 2.56 billion. Rafael also received money disguised in the form of a house of Rp4.4 billion through PT Cubes Consulting. The money is Rafael Alun's income of the company's unreported operational services in the State Organizing Wealth Report (LHKPN). Rafael Alun is said to have also received Rp6 billion which was disguised through the purchase of homes in Kebon G1 Kavling 112, West Jakarta. The money, which was given by a subsidiary of PT Wil

Then, Rafael was charged with receiving Rp2 billion from the Director of PT Krisna Group, Anak Agung Ngurah Mahendra. For his actions, Rafael Alun Trisambodo was charged with violating Article 12 B Juncto Article 18 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 Juncto Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code Juncto Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.