AGO Confiscates IDR 450 Billion In TPPU Cases In The Palm Ambassador Group

The AGO officer is carrying a sum of money from PT Asset Pacific's TPPU in Jakarta, Monday (30/9/2024). (ANTARA)

The Indonesian Attorney General's Office (AGO) confiscated as much as IDR 450 billion from the corporate suspect PT Asset Pacific, which is still in the same group as PT Duta Palma, related to the crime of money laundering (TPPU).

"This confiscation is based on the development of investigations in the case of Surya Darmadi and former Regent of Indragiri Hulu Raja Thamsir Rachman," said Director of Investigation at the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes Abdul Qohar in Jakarta, Monday, September 30, which was confiscated by Antara.

According to him, from the activity of developing the case, the AGO has confiscated as much as Rp450 billion of money from the TPPU carried out by PT Asset Pacific, one of the PT Duta Palma groups.

He explained that apart from PT Asset Pacific, there were five other companies named as suspects in the money laundering case and corruption, the five companies namely PT Palma Satu, PT Panca Agro Lestari, PT Seberida Subur, PT Banyu Bening Utama, and PT Kencana Amal Tani.

He said that apart from the company, investigators had also named one suspect in the crime of money laundering in the name of the corporation PT Darmex Plantations.

"The investigating team for corruption in oil palm plantation business activities has confiscated Rp450 billion from the PT Asset Pacific corporate suspect, who is still in the same group as Duta Palma," he said.

Qohar added that the article alleged against the suspect PT Asset Pacific is Article 3 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

Or Article 4 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code or Article 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.