The Attorney General's Office Confiscates IDR 372 Billion Related To The Money Laundering Case Of Duta Palma

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) confiscated IDR 372 billion in cash belonging to the PT Asset Pacific corporate suspect under the auspices of PT Duta Palma Group, related to the money laundering crime (TPPU).

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) confiscated IDR 372 billion in cash belonging to the PT Asset Pacific corporate suspect under the auspices of PT Duta Palma Group, related to the money laundering case (TPPU).

This confiscation is the second time after on Monday (30/9) the AGO confiscated Rp450 billion in cash from the corporate suspect PT Asset Pacific in the same case.

The Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the AGO, Abdul Qohar, explained that the Rp372 billion in cash was the result of confiscation on Tuesday (1/10) and Wednesday, October 2.

During a search conducted on Tuesday (1/10), a team of investigators visited the Palma Tower Building, Jalan HR Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. There, investigators found Rp40 billion in cash which was put in nine suitcases and 2 million Singapore dollars in cash.

"If it is totaled, converted, the first search will all amount to around Rp. 63.7 billion," Abdul said as quoted by ANTARA.

On Wednesday, investigators conducted another search at the PT Asset Pacific office located at the Palma Tower Building, 22nd Floor, 23, and 24, Jalan TB Simatupang, South Jakarta.

From the search, the investigative team found around Rp. 149 billion in cash.

"This search was only half an hour ago and then we took it to the Round Building (Develop of the Attorney General's Office)," said Abdul.

In addition to the rupiah, investigators also found money from other countries' currencies, namely Singapore dollars worth 12,514,200 Singapore dollars, US dollars worth 700 thousand US dollars, and yen worth 2,000 yen.

Thus, investigators concluded that the total estimated new evidence confiscated in the first and second searches was IDR 372 billion.

"The cash that has been obtained is suspected to be the result of a criminal act as suspected by seven corporate companies, namely corruption and money laundering offenses," he said.

The seven companies are PT Palma Satu (corruption and TPPU), PT Siberida Subur (corruption and TPPU), PT Banyu Bening Utama (corruption and TPPU), PT Panca Agro Lestari (corruption and TPPU), PT Kencana Amal Tani (corruption and TPPU), PT Asset Pacific (only TPPU), and PT Darmex Plantations (only TPPU).

The confiscation was based on the development of investigations in the case of Surya Darmadi and former Regent of Indragiri Hulu, Raja Thamsir Rachman. It is known, Surya Darmadi is a convict in the corruption case of PT Duta Palma Group's palm land in Indragiri Hulu Regency, Riau, with a state loss of IDR 100 trillion.