KPK Confiscates Dozens Of Billions Of Rupiah To Project Documents At The Ministry Of Agriculture After Searching The House Of Entrepreneurs Hanan Supangkat

Illustration of the KPK building in Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. (ANTARA-Fianda Sjofjan Rassat

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched the house of a businessman, Hanan Supangkat on Wednesday, March 6. Investigators found items allegedly related to the money laundering crime (TPPU) that ensnared former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri said Hanan's house that was searched was in the West Jakarta area. The findings obtained included documents related to projects carried out at the Ministry of Agriculture and other electronic evidence.

"The money is also obtained in the form of rupiah cash and foreign currency with the amount of around tens of billions of rupiah which is suspected to have a direct connection with this case," Ali Fikri told reporters in a written statement, Thursday, March 7.

"It has not been specified for sure the amount of money found," said Ali. This finding will later be confiscated and analyzed to shed light on the alleged money laundering that occurred.

"Deposits and analysis will be carried out immediately," he said.

Previously reported, Hanan Supangkat, who is also the boss of PT Mulia Knitting Factory and former Chairman of the Ferrari Owners Club Indonesia (FOCI), had already been examined as a witness in the TPPU case that ensnared Syahrul on Friday, March 1. At that time, investigators investigated allegations of communication carried out with Syahrul and projects at the Ministry of Agriculture.

This process was carried out after the anti-corruption commission developed the extortion and gratification case that ensnared Syahrul Yasin Limpo. This allegation is currently being tried.

In the case of extortion and gratification, Syahrul was charged with extortion of up to Rp44.5 billion in the 2020-2023 period. This action was carried out together with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and the Director of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery of the Directorate General of Infrastructure and Facilities of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta.

This money was then used for the benefit of Syahrul's wife and family, invited gifts, the NasDem Party, religious events, aircraft charters to Umrah and sacrifices. Then, he was also charged with receiving gratuities of Rp40.6 M from January 2020 to October 2023.