Summons Directorate General of Taxes, KPK Explores Salaries Received By 2 Suspects In Tax Bribery Case

Acting KPK Spokesperson Ali Fikri (Photo: KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the salaries received by former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes, Angin Prayitno Aji (APA) and Dadan Ramdani (DR) to investigate cases of alleged bribery in tax audits in 2016 and 2017.

This investigation was carried out by examining the Director of Audit and Collection of the Directorate General of Taxes, Irawan Afrizal, on Thursday, August 19 yesterday.

"Irawan Afrizal (State Civil Servant of the Directorate General of Taxes or Director of Audit and Collection), was confirmed, among others, related to various legitimate incomes between the salaries of suspect APA and suspect DR", KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs, Ali Fikri, told reporters, Friday, August 20.

In addition, the KPK is also studying the handing over of money made by taxpayers with the two suspects. This is done by examining two tax consultants as witnesses.

"Veronica Lindawati and Agus Susetyo, who are tax consultants, were confirmed, among other things, related to the alleged agreement and the surrender of a sum of money to suspect APA and suspect DR", said Ali.

In this case, 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.

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 IDR 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 IDR 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.