In The Aftermath Of Money Laundering Involves 11 Tarakan Prison Officers, Menkumham Affirms No Tolerance

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JAKARTA - Minister of Law and Human Rights (HAM) Supratman Andi Agtas emphasized that there is no tolerance for all officers involved in drug use or trafficking in correctional institutions (prisons).

"There is no tolerance related to drug use," Supratman said when met at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Building, Jakarta, Tuesday, September 24, was confiscated by Antara.

Supratman ensured that he would immediately impose sanctions on officers and ranks of the Directorate General of Corrections who are indicated to use drugs, especially those who are part of the drug trafficking network. "We will definitely immediately give sanctions," he said.

When asked whether the prison officers had found involvement in the drug case, Supratman referred to 11 Tarakan Class IIA Penitentiary officers who were being investigated for the crime of money laundering (TPPU) a drug dealer named Hendra.

"The drugs in prisons are downstream, not upstream. We are at the forefront of eradicating (drug trafficking)," said Supratman.

Previously, in July 2024, the National Police's Criminal and Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) examined 11 officers from the Tarakan Class IIA Penitentiary related to the crime of money laundering (TPPU) a drug dealer named Hendra.

Tarakan Class II A Prison confirmed that 11 of its members were questioned by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police, on suspicion of involvement in the TPPU with the suspect Hendra.

Furthermore, on Wednesday (18/9), the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency revealed the crime of money laundering from the proceeds of narcotics trafficking with evidence in the form of assets such as land, vehicles, cash, and others worth around Rp221 billion.

Head of the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) Commissioner General of Police Wahyu Widada explained that the disclosure of the crime of money laundering (TPPU) stems from information from the Directorate General of Corrections at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights who is suspicious of one of the narcotics convicts at Tarakan Prison with the initials HS.

Wahyu added that from the results of financial analysis by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), the circulation of money during the operation of buying and selling drugs by the HS group reached Rp2.1 trillion.

Kabareskrim continued that some of the money from buying and selling drugs was used to buy assets to disguise the proceeds of crime in the form of 44 plots of land and buildings, 21 units of four-wheeled vehicles, 28 units of two-wheeled vehicles, six units of sea vehicles, two units of ATV type vehicles, two luxury watches, Rp1.2 billion in cash, and a deposit of Rp500 million.

"For the total assets confiscated from the TPPU by HS, it is worth Rp. 221 billion," he said.