KPK Affirms Cannot Investigate Reports Of Odd Transactions From PPATK

Deputy Chairperson Of The KPK Alexander Marwata (ANTARA)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the analysis report contained odd transactions from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) could not be followed up carelessly. Examinations must be carried out so as not to violate their authority.

"We'll see first, we'll see if there is an element of corruption, the predicate crime. Because the PPATK report is related to money laundering," said KPK Deputy Chair Alexander Marwata in Jakarta quoted Friday, January 11.

Likewise, the two reports submitted by PPATK were about odd transactions during the campaign period. Although he has not checked, he said his subordinates must be careful in carrying out follow-up.

Alexander said the KPK could only handle allegations of corruption when it comes to state officials. Because the documents from PPATK are intelligence information, it must be investigated again.

"The PPATK document is intelligence, it can only use instructions. We pay attention to those people (who are suspected of making odd transactions, ed), we can't," he said.

Even so, Alexander said that every report that came in would certainly be investigated. "There is already a flow of money, we just need to look for the predicate crime. Is there corruption," he said.

PPATK previously claimed to have data on criminal transactions allegedly committed by legislative candidates. They have submitted it to related parties for follow-up.

"We have conveyed all of this (data on criminal transactions for candidates, ed)," said PPATK Head Ivan Yustiavandana at the 2023 PPATK Work Reflection press conference, at the PPATK Building, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

Ivan detailed the amount of data and transactions of legislative candidates related to criminal acts. First, corruption cases that reached trillions of rupiah.

"(A total of 13 (reports, ed) corruption cases with a figure of Rp. 3,518,370,150,789," he said.

In addition, PPATK has also submitted an odd transaction report that allegedly occurred during the presidential election to the KPK. There are allegations that money laundering in the 2024 election campaign increased 100 percent in Semester II 2023.