Mahfud MD Asks Bawaslu-KPK To Investigate PPATK Findings Regarding Legal Transactions For The 2024 General Election

Vice Presidential Candidate number 3, Mahfud MD, after the inaugural debate of the presidential candidate in front of the KPU Office, Tuesday, December 12. (Rizky A-VOI)

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud Md asked the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to investigate alleged odd transactions in the 2024 General Election.

"Bawaslu must investigate it and disclose it to the public. If it is illegal money, usually money laundering. Catch it! So that the account is checked suspected of receiving political funds illegally," Mahfud said in a statement, Sunday, December 17, confiscated by Antara.

Previously, the Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) Ivan Yustiavandana said that transaction reports allegedly related to money laundering in the 2024 election campaign increased 100 percent in Semester II 2023.

"We see transactions related to the massive election report to PPATK. The increase is more than 100 percent. In cash transactions, suspicious financial transactions, we are investigating this," Ivan said after attending the event 'Dissemination: Distribution of the Results of Cross-Border Crimes' in Jakarta, Thursday 14 December.

According to Ivan, PPATK found several campaign activities without moving transactions in a special account of campaign funds (RKDK).

"This means that there is a discrepancy. Campaign financing and all kinds of things come from where? If the RKDK doesn't move? We see the potential for someone to get an illegal source to help with the campaign," he said.

He did not mention the names of candidates for legislative members (caleg) or parties suspected of using funds from the proceeds of criminal acts for the campaign, but PPATK has reported this allegation to the General Election Commission (KPU) and Bawaslu.

"We have conveyed several transactions related to extraordinary numbers. Currently we are still waiting for responses from Bawaslu and KPU," said Ivan.

The proceeds that are allegedly used to fund elections consist of various criminal acts, one of which is illegal mining, with a transaction value of trillions of rupiah.

Ivan said that his party would continue to monitor transactions related to elections.

"In principle, we want to contest through vision and mission complaints, not illegal forces, let alone those sourced from illegal sources," said Ivan.