JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned three witnesses related to the alleged bribery of the 2021-2026 tax examination period today. One of them is Heru Tri Noviyanto who is the Head of the Inspection, Evaluation, and Collection Section (P3) of the North Jakarta Sub-Regional Office.
Heru was one of eight people who were also secured in the KPK's Operation Catch Hand (OTT) on January 9-10, 2026. However, he was released and had the status of a witness.
"Today, the KPK has scheduled an examination of witnesses in a suspected corruption case related to tax examinations at the Directorate General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance, for the period 2021-2026," KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo told reporters in a written statement, Friday, February 13.
In addition to Heru, investigators summoned two other witnesses from the tax internal to investigate the tax arrangement of PT Wanatiara Persada (WP) which resulted in bribes. They are Dian Kenanga Sari as Head of the Mitigation and Risk Evaluation Section and Muhammad Indra Kurniawan as the First Tax Inspector.
"The examination was carried out at the Red and White KPK building," said Budi.
As previously reported, the KPK named five suspects in the alleged corruption case of reducing the tax value of the mining sector after conducting a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on Friday night, January 9. They are the Head of the North Jakarta Sub-KPP Dwi Budi (DWB); Head of the Supervisory and Consulting Section of the North Jakarta Sub-KPP Agus Syaifudin (AGS); and the North Jakarta Sub-KPP Assessment Team Askob Bahtiar (ASB).
Then, it was also determined as a suspect, namely a tax consultant named Abdul Kadim Sahbudin (ABD) and PT Wanatiara Persada staff, Edy Yulianto (EY).
In this case, the KPK seized a number of evidence. Among them were cash, foreign exchange (foreign exchange), and precious metals with a value of IDR 6.38 billion.
The suspects are suspected of making the state lose around IDR 59 billion based on initial calculations. This figure arises due to the adjustment of the amount of Land and Building Tax (PBB) in 2023 which should have been paid by PT Wanatiara Persada.
The company was supposed to pay around Rp75 billion but the value was changed to Rp15.7 billion. The value fell by Rp59.3 billion or 80 percent of the initial value set.
The KPK said this tax reduction then resulted in the payment of fees.
Dwi Budi, Agus Syaifudin, and Askob Bahtiar as the recipients are suspected of violating the provisions of Article 12 letter a or letter b or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendment to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes or Article 606 paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustment Jo Article 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code (KUHP).
Meanwhile, Abdul Kadim Sahbudin and Edy Yulianto as the grantor were suspected of violating the provisions in Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or letter b or Article 13 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo Article 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code (KUHP).
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