Often Find Corruptors Hiding Wealth Proceeds Of Corruption, KPK Has Issued 11 Money Laundering Principles

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has issued 11 Investigation Orders (Sprindik) related to the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU) over the past three years. This was done because not a few corruptors disguised their wealth from the proceeds of corruption.

"The imposition of the ML article is important to optimize asset recovery from corruption proceeds. Because the KPK often finds corruptors hiding or hiding their wealth from the proceeds of their corruption crimes," said Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Sector Ali Fikri in a written statement, Friday, April 8.

In 2020, the KPK has issued a sprindik to investigate allegations of laundering which is the development of bribery for the procurement of aircraft and aircraft engines from Airbus SAS and Roll-Royce PLC at PT Garuda Indonesia and gratuities related to consulting services for Insurance and Oil and Gas Reinsurance Business at PT Asuransi Jasa. Indonesia (Persero) in 2008-2012.

Then, in 2021 the TPPU Sprindik was issued regarding the development of road construction projects in Namrole City in 2015; cases of case management at the Supreme Court (MA) to cases related to the Selection of Positions in the Probolinggo Regency Government in 2021 with the suspects of husband and wife, Puput Tantriana Sari and Hasan Aminuddin.

Furthermore, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) also carried out the issuance of TPPU reports to develop bribery cases related to the 2016 and 2017 tax audits at the Directorate General of Taxes and corruption cases in the procurement of goods and services in North Hulu Sungai Regency, South Kalimantan in 2021-2022.

Finally, in 2022, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) issued a TPPU report related to the case of corruption in the procurement of goods and services at the Banjarnegara Regency Government in 2017-2018 with the inactive Banjarnegara Regent Budhi Sarwono and the inactive Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi.

"KPK continues to maximize efforts to confiscate assets resulting from corruption or asset recovery from corruptors. One of these efforts is through the development of handling cases in ML," said Ali.

"Asset recovery is an important impact in law enforcement of corruption by the KPK, in addition to providing a deterrent effect for the perpetrators," added Ali.

Ali said the results of asset monitoring from corruption crimes during 2021 that had been deposited into the state through Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) reached Rp419.9 billion.

"The asset recovery proceeds will then go into the state treasury as Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP), which is used as a source of financing for national development," he concluded.