KPK Examined KPK's Case Of Directorate General Of Taxes, Employees Of PT Gunung Madu Plantations

Gedung KPK (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - Investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have scheduled an examination of a witness who is an employee of PT Gunung Madu Plantations, Teh Choo Pong. This examination is related to the alleged bribery of tax audits in 2016 and 2017 at the Directorate General (DG) of Taxes, Ministry of Finance.

He was examined to complete the files of the former Director of Audit and Collection of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance, Angin Prayitno Aji, who is a suspect in receiving bribes in this case.

"Teh Choo Pong is being questioned as a witness for the suspect APA (Angin Prayitno Aji)," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Friday, June 11.

The material for the examination of this witness is not yet known. However, he is suspected of knowing the alleged bribery case that ensnared Angin and a number of other suspects.

Previously reported, the KPK named two officials at the Directorate General of Taxes as suspects, namely the Director of Audit and Collection at the 2016-2019 Directorate General of Taxes, Angin Prayitno Aji and the Head of the Sub-directorate of Cooperation and Audit Support of the Directorate General of Taxes Dadan Ramdani.

The determination of the suspect was carried out after the KPK examined 30 witnesses who were suspected of knowing the actions of the suspects.

In addition, the KPK has also named four other suspects in this alleged bribery. They are three tax consultants, namely Ryan Ahmad Ronas, Aulia Imran Maghribi, and Agus Susetyo, and a tax attorney, Veronika Lindawati.

In this case, Angin and Dadan are suspected of having received money three times in 2018-2019.

In January-February 2018 there was a cash receipt of Rp. 15 billion which was handed over by representatives of PT GMP, namely Ryan Ahmad and Aulia Imran.

Furthermore, receipts were also made in mid-2018 in the amount of 500 thousand Singapore dollars which was submitted by Veronika Lindawati as a representative of PT BPI. This figure is part of the commitment that has been approved, which is Rp. 25 billion.

The last money received occurred in July-September 2019. This money was received from a representative of PT Jhonlin Baratama, namely Agung Susetyo, worth 3 million Singapore dollars.