Helena Lim Buys Land At PIK To Luxury Bags Using Tin Corruption Money

Helena Lim At The Corruption Court/PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

The defendant Helena Lim is said to have benefited when helping Harvey Mois accommodate security money which was then made as if to be a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) from private smelters.

Helena Lim's profits were spent on land in the Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) area with dozens of luxury bags.

"That from the management of the security funds as if the CSR, the defendant Helena through PT Quantum Skyline Exchange received the profits which were then used for a number of purchases," said the prosecutor at the trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Wednesday, August 21.

It is detailed that a number of purchases by Helena Lim by using lead corruption money include one house on Pluit Karang Manis Street IV-J-6-S/9/2 RT 006 RW 08, Pluit, Penjaringan, North Jakarta.

Then, a shophouse in Soho SOBC, Agung Sedayu, PIK 2; a plot of land with its address at PIK 2 Thamrin Center

There is also the purchase of a plot of land and/or building on Jalan Mandara Permai 6A Block L-4 Kav No. 55, Pluit Village, Penjaringan District, North Jakarta Administrative City.

In the indictment file, Helena Lim also bought a black Lexus; White Toyota Kijang Innova; and Toyota Alphard.

Not only that, this woman, known as crazy rich PIK, also bought 29 luxury bags of various brands.

In this case, Helena Lim was charged with assisting Harvey Moeis in accommodating security money from five private smelter companies worth Rp420 billion in the alleged corruption case in the management of tin commodity trading in the mining business permit (IUP) area of PT Timah Tbk for the 2015 to 2022 period,

The five private smelters who gave the security money were PT Refined Bangka Tin and its affiliated company, CV Venus Inti Perkasa and its affiliated company, PT Sarijuna Binasentosa and its affiliated company, PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa and its affiliated company, and PT Tinindo Internusa and its affiliated company.

"The defendant Helena provided facilities to Harvey Moeis who represented PT Refined Bangka Tin using her money changer company, namely PT Quantum Skyline Exchange to accommodate security money of USD 500 to USD 750 per ton," said the prosecutor.

In accommodating the security money, Helena Lim and Harvey Moeis agreed to disguise the gift as if it were corporate social responsibility or CSR funds.

In addition, the money was made as if it came from illegal mining from the PT Timah Tbk IUP area.

Then, Helena Lim, who is the owner of PT QSE, recorded the receipt of the money as foreign exchange.

"That after the money entered the account of PT Quantum Skyline Exchange, the defendant Helena was exchanged from rupiah currency into foreign currency into the US dollar, which in total amounted to USD 30 million,"

Furthermore, Helena gave the money to Harvey Moeis in cash and gradually through a courier of PT Quantum Skyline Exchange. Helena Lim was charged with violating Article 2 paragraph (1) and Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code and Article 3 as well as Article 4 of Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 56 of the 1st Criminal Code.