JAKARTA - The Special Criminal Investigation Team of the Attorney General's Office has revealed the existence of a shadow company (shadow company) which is suspected of being used to hide the results of money laundering (TPPU).
The company is suspected of being established by the suspect Agung Winarno alias AW together with Zarof Ricar (ZR) as a means of storing illegal funds.
Director of Investigation of the Attorney General's Office, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, said investigators found strong indications of asset camouflage practices through a number of shell companies (paper companies).
"They use a number of shell companies to hide the assets of criminal acts," he said.
During the investigation process, the team also carried out a large-scale search and seizure. A total of five containers of important documents were secured.
"Investigators found around 1,046 documents related to land, buildings, oil palm plantations, houses, companies, and hotels," said Syarief.
In addition to documents, various other assets were also seized, such as money in foreign and rupiah currencies, deposits, luxury vehicles, and precious metals.
The investigation has been underway for several months with a focus on tracing the flow of funds and tracking the assets belonging to the suspects.
The Attorney General's Office emphasized that it would continue to develop this case to uncover the possibility of the involvement of other parties and maximize the recovery of state assets.
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