Prosecutor Reveals Deposit Of IDR 20 Billion To Former Head Of Makassar Customs Andhi Pramono Without The Identity Of The Sender

Former Head Of Makassar Customs And Excise Office Andhi Pramono/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Public Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (JPU KPK) revealed that as much as Rp. 20 billion in funds deposited in cash to eight accounts were affiliated with the former Head of the Makassar Customs and Excise Office Andhi Pramono with no identity.

Andhi was charged with receiving gratuities worth a total of IDR 58.9 billion from a number of parties related to the management of import customs. The funds are allegedly received through various accounts, both Andhi's personal accounts and others.

"Of the eight BCA accounts that we charge you with, a total of 254 cash deposit transactions were recorded in the amount of Rp22.76 billion. But as much as Rp20 billion was received, there was no sender identity," said the KPK prosecutor in a hearing to examine the alleged receipt of gratuities by Andhi Pramono at the Corruption Court (Tipikor), Jakarta, reported by ANTARA, Friday, March 1.

The prosecutor stated that from the results of the forensic analysis, there were 19 accounts in the case affiliated with the alleged receipt of Andhi's gratuities. Of the many accounts, it was recorded that eight BCA accounts affiliated with Andhi received cash deposits of Rp22.76 billion in the period from March 22, 2012 to May 18, 2022.

He explained that the time span was when Andhi Pramono served as Acting Head of the Enforcement Section of the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Riau and West Sumatra to the Head of the Makassar Customs and Excise Office.

After being identified, the Prosecutor said that several cash deposit transactions with fantastic value had been revealed about the identity of the sender, namely related to receipts from Johannes Komarudin, Yanto Anda Sucipto, PT Marinten and PT Yuris Maju Bersama, Rudi Hartono, as well as exchanges for Taufik Hidayat's foreign exchange.

Nevertheless, he continued, there were cash deposits worth Rp. 20 billion to the eight accounts that did not have the identity of the sender.

Responding to this, Andhi admitted that he did not remember the various transactions because the numbers were large and had been around for quite a long time.

"But if the cash deposit to the account I used might be the circulation of money in doing business results with Mr. Salem," said Andhi.

As for the many suspicious transactions in Andhi's account, he claims that some of these transactions are business transactions with a private party named Sia Leng Salem outside of his role as a government official. Andhi admitted to investing in the company Sia Leng Salem.