Still Needing Information From A Number Of Witnesses, So The Reason The KPK Can't Hold Muhamad Haniv Today

Former Head of the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) Jakarta Special Muhamad Haniv. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that strengthening evidence related to the alleged gratification of the former Head of the Special Jakarta Directorate General of Taxes (DJP), Muhamad Haniv, was still needed. A number of witnesses will be summoned later.

This was conveyed by KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika when asked not to be detained by Muhamad Haniv today, Friday, March 7. In fact, he was summoned as a suspect.

"The witness is still examining and strengthening evidence," said Tessa when confirmed by reporters, Friday, March 7.

While on a separate occasion, Tessa said that one of the parties to be questioned was Haniv's son, Feby Haniv. His name was dragged into this case because the gratuities his father received flowed to his fashion house show.

"Investigators are likely to make efforts to summon them," he said to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, March 6.

Even so, the KPK could not confirm whether Feby was present or not. Because, he is not in Indonesia.

"Although we don't know whether the person concerned can attend or not because the first one, the information in question is abroad," explained Tessa.

"Then the second, indeed according to the rules of the Criminal Procedure Code, family, nuclear family, in this case the child, wife, parents have the right not to provide information," continued the spokesman with the investigator's background.

Previously reported, the KPK has named the former Directorate General of Taxes Muhamad Haniv as a suspect in the alleged receipt of gratuities worth Rp. 21,560,840,634. This request was made while serving as Head of the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Taxes, Jakarta Special.

Of this amount, the anti-corruption commission detailed that Rp804 million was intended to sponsor the fashion show of his son's men's clothing brand, FH Pour Homme by Feby Haniv.

In addition, Haniv is suspected of receiving other gratuities in the form of foreign currency worth Rp. 6,665,006,000 and placements in BPR deposits of Rp. 14,088,834,634. So that the total receipts made reached Rp. 21,560,840,634.

Although it has been announced as a suspect, Haniv has not yet been detained by the KPK. Currently, the KPK is focused on collecting evidence and examining witnesses as well as conducting asset tracing or searching for assets from the proceeds of crimes committed.

In this case, investigators in this case have worked on a number of witnesses including General Manager of PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (MAPI), Irla Mugi Prakoso. He was questioned by investigators about the request for money made by Haniv to taxpayers.

Then, a number of other parties, including Sharif Benjamin as Director of KSO Summarecon Serpong, were also worked on as a witness on Tuesday, March 4 yesterday. Investigators are investigating the purpose of giving money to Haniv by his company.