Tax Restitution Case, KPK Calls PT Buana Karya Bhakti Imam Santoto Boss

Illustration of the KPK building in Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. (ANTARA-Fianda Sjofjan Rassat)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has scheduled a summons for Imam Santoto as Director of PT Buana Karya Bhakti (BKB) today, March 6. He was asked to attend as a witness regarding the alleged bribery of the Value Added Tax (PPN) restitution at the Banjarmasin Sub-Tax Service Office (KPP), South Kalimantan.

"The examination was carried out at the KPK's Merah Putih building," KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo told reporters in a written statement, Friday, March 6.

The boss of an oil palm plantation and crude palm oil (CPO) processing company was also known to have been summoned by the anti-corruption commission on Tuesday, March 3.

Then, investigators also searched the office of PT BKB on Tuesday, February 10 or a few days after the operation of the hand capture (OTT). From the search, documents related to restitution for overpayment and company financial documents were seized.

As previously reported, the KPK has named three people in the tax restitution bribery case at the Banjarmasin Sub-KPP after conducting a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on Wednesday, February 4. They are Mulyono as Head of the Banjarmasin Sub-KPP; Fiskus who is a member of the Inspection Team from the Banjarmasin Sub-KPP, Dian Jaya Demega (DJD); and Financial Manager of PT Buana Karya Bhakti (BKB), Venasius Jenarus Genggor (VNZ) alias Venzo.

In this case, it is suspected that there has been an arrangement in the process of returning the Value Added Tax (VAT) of PT Buana Karya Bhakti at the KPP Madya Banjarmasin.

Initially, at the request of the tax restitution, PT Buana Karya Bhakti was examined and found to have overpaid Rp49.47 billion, with a fiscal correction of Rp1.14 billion, so that the tax restitution became Rp48.3 billion.

Mulyono asked for appreciation money from Venzo and agreed to give money worth Rp. 1.5 billion with the condition that the money would be shared so that the restitution of this palm oil company could be disbursed.

Then, Venzo met Mulyono at a restaurant to discuss the distribution of the appreciation money and agreed to the following distribution:

a. Mulyono sebesar Rp800 juta; b. Dian sebesar Rp200 juta; dan c. Venzo sebesar Rp500 juta.

Then, Venzo met Dian to give the agreed money of Rp. 200 million. However, Venzo asked for a 10 percent share or Rp. 20 million so that Dian received a net of Rp. 180 million.

Mulyono and Dian as the recipients are suspected of violating Articles 12 a and 12 b of Law Number 31 of 1999 and Article 606 paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2026. Meanwhile, Venzo is suspected of violating Articles 605 and 606 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2026.