Complete Dossier, Case Of Embezzlement Of Rp2.9 Billion Palm Oil Tax Submitted To Kejari Muara Bungo Jambi

Suspect AH in a tax embezzlement case worth Rp. 2.9 billion was detained by the Bungo prosecutor. (ANTARA/Ho/Humas DJP Jambi)

JAMBI - Investigators for Civil Servants (PPNS) of the Regional Office (Kanwil) of the West Sumatra Directorate General of Taxes (DJP)-Jambi handed over case files and suspects in tax embezzlement cases worth Rp. 2.9 billion initials AH.

"It is true that after we transferred the case files and evidence, suspect AH was then detained by the Bungo Prosecutor's Office for further filing and delegation to the court," said Head of the West Sumatra and Jambi DGT Regional Office, Etty Rachmiyanthi in a statement, Friday, February 2, confiscated by Antara.

Etty explained that her party transferred the files and suspects of this case to the Jambi High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) through the Jambi Police Chief.

The files and suspects were then handed over by the Jambi Prosecutor's Office to the Muara Bungo District Attorney (Kejari).

Suspect AH in this case is a farmer or palm oil planter who is registered as a taxpayer at the Muara Bungo Pratama Tax Service Office.

The investigation was carried out in connection with the alleged tax crime with suspect AH. Suspect AH is suspected of violating Article 39 paragraph (1) letter i of Law Number 28 of 2007 concerning the Third Amendment to Law Number 6 of 1983 concerning General Provisions and Tax Procedures.

As has been recently amended by Law Number 6 of 2023 concerning Stipulation of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law Number 2 of 2022 concerning Job Creation into Laws.

The violation committed by suspect AH was intentionally not depositing taxes that had been deducted or collected from the tax period from August 2021 to November 2021.

The suspect's actions caused a loss to state revenue of at least Rp2.92 billion and for the suspect's actions not depositing taxes that had been deducted or collected, the suspect was threatened with imprisonment for a minimum of six months and a maximum of six years and a fine of at least two times the amount of payable taxes that were not or less paid and a maximum of four times the amount of payable taxes that were not or underpaid.

In the investigation process, investigators have found two pieces of evidence as required in the Criminal Procedure Code and Constitutional Court Decision Number 21/PUU-XII/2014 dated October 28, 2014, therefore the investigation process has entered the submission phase II (submission of suspects and evidence).