JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the Director of Audit and Collection at the Directorate General of Tax, Angin Prayitno Aji. He is being investigated regarding corruption allegations at the Directorate General of Taxes.
"He is being examined as a witness regarding the receipt of gifts or promises related to tax audits in 2016 and 2017 at the Directorate General of Taxes", said KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri in a written statement, Wednesday, April 21.
In addition, the KPK also summoned the Head of the Financial Administration Bureau of PT Bank Panin Indonesia, Marlina Gunawan. He was also examined as a witness in the case.
"The examination of the two witnesses was carried out at the KPK office, Jakarta", he said.
It is not yet known what the KPK investigators will extract from the two witnesses. However, both are suspected of knowing about the alleged corruption related to taxation which is currently being investigated by the anti-corruption agency.
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Previously reported, the alleged corruption crime at the Directorate General of Taxes was confirmed by KPK Deputy Chairman Alexander Marwata. on Tuesday, March 2nd. Despite confirming the investigation, the anti-graft commission has not yet wanted to announce a suspect in the case.
"We are really investigating, but the suspect will be named later. In that investigation, we are looking for evidence to determine the suspect. This is what we are doing", Alex told reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.
The KPK, he continued, had named a suspect in this case. However, he did not want to elaborate further considering that the investigating team is currently still working on gathering evidence in the case.
In addition, the KPK asked the public not to compare the process of investigating alleged corruption at the Directorate General of Taxes 2016-2017. The reason is, this case is complicated to work with.
"We have to see that there are several cases of complexity level", said KPK spokesman Ali Fikri at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, April 15.
This complexity or intricacy occurs because there are conflicting rules and must be studied carefully. "How do we have to (study, red) tax administration or corruption", he said.
For this reason, the KPK then asked the public to be patient. Moreover, investigators, in this case, need to gather evidence and go deep into the case. "We need time, we need our own strategy", said Ali.
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