The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Will Detail The Acceptance Of Gratification And Money Laundering Of The Former Head Of Yogyakarta Customs Worth IDR 37.7 Billion In Court

Former Head Of Yogyakarta Customs Eko Darmanto/DOK VOI-Wardhany Tsa Tsia

JAKARTA - Former Yogyakarta Customs Chief Eko Darmanto will soon be tried at the Corruption Court at the Surabaya District Court (PN). The KPK will reveal the receipt of gratuities and money laundering (TPPU) which amounts to tens of billions of rupiah.

"The prosecutor's team charged in one indictment for receiving gratuities and accumulated money laundering offenses worth IDR 37.7 billion and will be fully disclosed when reading the indictment," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Monday, May 6.

One of the money laundering that the prosecutor will reveal is related to the purchase of economic value assets by Eko in the Beji area, Depok, West Java. However, Ali did not specify what kind and how much money the former head of customs spent.

Ali explained that Eko was tried at the Surabaya Corruption Court based on the provisions of Article 84 paragraph (4) of the Criminal Procedure Code. He said that crimes involving Eko were more dominant in the jurisdiction.

Furthermore, Eko will be detained under the authority of the Corruption Court. "The determination of the day of the first trial is still waiting for further information from the Corruption Panmud," he said.

Previously reported, Eko was detained after being named a suspect in receiving gratuities. He has received since 2009 and the method used is to disguise himself in family and company accounts affiliated.

The company consists of buying and selling Harley Davidson motorbikes, restoring antique cars, to construction companies and procuring toll road supporting facilities. The gratuities come from import entrepreneurs, customs service management entrepreneurs (PPJK) to excisable goods.