Prosecutors Allude To Rafael Alun's Unnatural Transactions From The Younger Brother Of Wilmar Group Boss Thio Ida

Rafael Alun Trisambodo while at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday (11/12/2023). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The public prosecutor (JPU) at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) believes that the Rp6 billion in money from PT Cahaya Kalbar, one of Wilmar Group's subsidiaries, to former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Rafael Alun Trisambodo, was disguised in the form of buying and selling house assets located in Taman Kebon Jeruk Housing, Block G1, Kav 112, Srengseng Village, Kembangan District, West Jakarta City. The KPK prosecutor's belief was conveyed when reading the news of the KPK prosecutor The juridical analysis contained in the indictment against Rafael Alun Trisambodo in a trial held at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, December 11. "Detained from taxpayer PT Cahaya Kalbar, related to the sale of land in Kebon Jeruk Blok G1, Lot 112, Srengseng Village, Kembangan District, West Jakarta City, by Jinawati is a natural land sale, not receiving gratuities, according to the public prosecutor the rebuttal is baseless," said the prosecutor. quoted, Tuesday, December 12. According to the prosecutor, Rafael Alun, who at that time served as Head of the Evaluation and Performance Section of Examination at the Directorate of Tax Audit and Collection in Jakarta, has the authority to monitor, supervise, and control the implementation of examination evaluations by the Directorate and Collection team to taxpayers. Thus, it is believed that the flow of funds was allegedly disguised by the purchase of a house by Rafael with the Director of Operations and Finance of PT Cahaya. West Kalimantan Jinnawati, and the younger brother of the owner of Wilmar Group, Thio Ida. "As Jinawati testified, PT Cahaya Kalbar, which is a group of Wilmar companies that have been tax audited by the tax office and based on a letter from the director of tax information data number S191/pj.10/2023 dated July 25, 2023, as attached in the case file, said that the Wilmar Group company, one of the taxpayers from 2006 to 2011, was examined by the Directorate. P2, "said the Prosecutor. Prosecutor said, there was a discrepancy in the information conveyed by Jinawati and Thio Ida while testifying at the trial some time ago. "Based on Jinawati's testimony and witness Thio Ida's own connection, there was a discrepancy, especially the transaction value and the payment method," explained the Prosecutor. According to the prosecutor, Rafael Alun said that the transaction value was IDR 10 billion which was paid USD 500 thousand and gold bullion of IDR 6 billion.

In fact, said the prosecutor, witness Jinawati clearly stated that Jinawati witnessed the sale and purchase with a value of Rp. 6 billion.

"And the gold bullion was previously handed over by the defendant, it has not been converted whether it is worth 6 billion or not," said the Prosecutor. Therefore, the prosecutor believes that transactions worth Rp. 6 billion are not a reasonable value. Given Thio Ida who bought the land, but 5 years later it is still at the same price of Rp. 6 billion. "Especially if it is true that transactions with witness Jinawati amounted to 10 billion according to the defendant's statement became unreasonable," said Prosecutor. Rafael Alun Trisambodo, demanded a 14-year prison sentence by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at the Central Jakarta corruption court.

Not only criminal, Mario Dandy Satriyo's father was also sentenced to a fine of Rp. 1 billion. "Sentenced the defendant Rafael Alun Trisambodo to 14 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to imprisonment for 6 months," said prosecutor Wawan Yunarto.