PPATK Considers Akidi Tio's Rp2 Trillion Fraudulent Donation Disappointing Because The Recipient Is A Public Official, South Sumatra Police Chief

South Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Eko Indra Heri. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) Dian Ediana Rae considers the controversy of Rp2 trillion fraudulent donation of Akidi Tio's family to be very disappointing.

This is because, said Dian, the recipients of the family grant funds reported for handling COVID-19 are public officials, namely the South Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Eko Indra Heri.

"It will be very disappointing if later the public thinks this is something real and will happen. We must also give a warning to the public and also to the recipients because the recipient is a public official, we must protect it because of the good name of the person concerned, the good name of the institution," said Dian in a virtual discussion, Sunday, August 8.

Dian admitted that PPATK had immediately investigated the whereabouts of the Rp2 trillion money since the announcement of the Rp2 trillion donation appeared. As a result, PPATK did not find the whereabouts of the Rp2 trillion money promised by Akidi Tio's family, Heryanti.

Dian said that this effort was a PPATK initiative because his party saw that there were discrepancies between Akidi Tio's family profile and the amount of money that would be donated.

"We see that there is something strange between the profile in question and the Rp2 trillion amount, this raises suspicion because the profile does not match," said Dian.

"Simply put, if one of our number 1 and 2 conglomerates donates Rp2 trillion, it may not cause much serious attention. We have never heard of this name," he added.

It is known, this case began when the donation of aid funds for handling COVID-19 was symbolically on July 26, 2021. The aid fund was also given in the form of a bilyet giro three days later.

"Then the BG is cleared, investigators go to the bank with which we are clearing or want to take the funds. It turns out that the bank provided information that the balance was insufficient," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Argo Yuwono.

Knowing that the balance was insufficient, the police launched an investigation. The investigative team is looking for information and clues to find out the motives and intentions behind it all.

"Later, investigators will find out what the motive is, whether it means good faith for the contributor to the handling of COVID-19 in South Sumatra," said Argo.