Develop the Case of Bribery of Tax Refunds, the KPK Seized Money from a Search in Tangerang

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized money in the form of US dollar bills suspected to be related to the development of the bribery case for handling tax restitution at the Banjarmasin Sub-KPP. The forced effort was carried out after investigators conducted a search in the Tangerang area against a tax officer today.

"One of the findings is the return (of, ed) foreign exchange money in the form of US dollars and the team is still in the field," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, August 5.

Budi did not specify how much money investigators found from the forced attempt. "We are still counting the number, later we will update again," he said.

In addition to the findings from the search in Tangerang, investigators also seized Rp2 billion or 110,000 US dollars from tax officers in the Bandung area last week.

Then, the seizure of money worth 530,000 US dollars was also carried out from the witness who had been examined in the development of the alleged bribery.

"From the money equivalent to around Rp. 9.5 billion, investigators will certainly still conduct an in-depth investigation related to the tasks carried out by the Directorate General of Taxes, especially at the Banjarmasin Sub-Directorate," said Budi.

As previously reported, the KPK developed allegations of bribery in tax management at the Banjarmasin Tax Service Office (KPP), South Kalimantan. A preliminary investigation order (sprindik) has been issued but there are no suspects.

This case was revealed after the KPK carried out a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) in February 2026. Three people were suspects, namely Mulyono as the former Head of the Banjarmasin Deputy KPP; tax employee Dian Jaya Demega (DJD) and Financial Manager of PT Buana Karya Bhakti Venasius Jenarus Genggor (VNZ).

During the press conference for the determination and detention of the suspects, the KPK revealed that this case began with a request for money as a form of appreciation related to the management of the value-added tax (PPN) restitution belonging to PT Buana Karya Bhakti.

The company is known to have filed a VAT refund for the 2024 tax year with a status of overpayment. The value reached IDR 49.47 billion based on the results of the Banjarmasin Deputy KPP inspection.

Then, after a fiscal correction of Rp1.14 billion, the approved restitution value became around Rp48.3 billion.