Reasons For The KPK To Immediately Arrest Rafael Alun: Worried About Running Away

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said there were several reasons that led to the detention of former Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun Trisambodo immediately. One of them, he is feared to run away to make it difficult to investigate the gratification case that ensnared him. "Of course, we are worried that the suspect RAT (Rafael Alun Trisambodo) could be like that, with the strength of the facility he has, we could have concerns that he will run away," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri to reporters at the Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, April 3. In addition, other concerns arose because Rafael could have dropped the evidence until it prevented the investigation. Although it seemed fast, Firli ensured that the detention of the suspect gratuity was in accordance with the law 21 in Law Number 8 of 1981.Rafael was also threatened with imprisonment for more than 5 years. Thus, the detention of former Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani was deemed appropriate. "I make sure that the process at the KPK should not have any legal defects," he stressed. Previously, the KPK detained Rafael Alun because he was suspected of receiving gratuities of 90,000 US dollars from several tax obligations through his company, PT Artha Mega Ekadhana (AME). This acceptance is said to have occurred since 2011 when he served as Head of Audit, Investigation, and Tax Collection at the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Tax East Java 1.

Rafael's number of gratuities can still increase because investigators are still continuing to investigate. Given that the company has handled many clients who have experienced difficulties reporting tax books.Rafael is now being held at the KPK Detention Center at the Red and White Building for the first 20 days. He is suspected of violating Article 12B of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.