KPK Ensures All Assets From Probolinggo Regent's Inactive Money Laundering Will Be Pursued

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that all assets belonging to the inactive Probolinggo Regent Puput Tantriana Sari and her husband, Hasan Aminuddin, will be pursued.

This will be done after the anti-corruption commission has named the husband and wife as suspects in the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU).

"The investigative team is still continuing to search and search for other assets suspected of belonging to the suspect PTS et al," said Acting Spokesperson for the KPK for Enforcement, Ali Fikri in a written statement quoted on Saturday, February 19.

Ali also emphasized that assets that use the identities of other parties will also be investigated by the KPK. This method, he continued, was one of the efforts to obscure the source of funds when the purchase was made.

"Including assets that use the identities of certain parties with the intention of obscuring the origin of the sources of funds used in making their purchases," he said.

Furthermore, Ali said that his party has now confiscated a number of assets suspected of being the result of money laundering by Puput and her husband.

This activity was carried out on Friday, February 18th. The assets confiscated by investigators consist of one land and building located in Sukabumi Village, Mayangan District, Probolinggo Regency; three plots of land located in Karangren Village, Krejengan District, Probolinggo Regency; one parcel of land in the Village or Village of Alaskandang, Besuk District, Probolinggo Regency; and one plot of land located in Sumberlele Village, Kraksaan District, Probolinggo Regency.

"The estimated value of these assets is around Rp. 7 billion," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK is currently investigating allegations of money laundering (TPPU). Puput and Hasan Aminuddin were named suspects in ML after investigators carried out the development of the bribery case that first ensnared them.

In the bribery case of buying and selling positions, the KPK has named 22 people as suspects. They consist of 4 bribe recipients and 18 bribe givers.

The bribes given by ASN in the Probolinggo Regency Government are carried out so that they can serve as village head officials. Each person is required to pay Rp. 20 million and the village land tribute of Rp. 5 million per hectare.

The four recipients were Probolinggo Regent Puput Tantriana Sari, DPR member Hasan Aminuddin, Krejengan Sub-district Head Doddy Kurniawan, and Paiton Sub-district Head Muhamad Ridwan.

Meanwhile, 18 donors namely Sumanto, Ali Wafa, Mawardi, Mashudi, Maliha, Mohammad Bambang, Masruhen, Abdul Wafi, Kho'im, Akhmad Saifullah, Jaelani, Uhar, Nurul Hadi, Nuruh Huda, Hasan, Sahir, Sugito, and Syamsuddin as suspects giver.