KPK Ends Possibility Of Rafael Alun Receiving Bribes

Rafael Alun Trisambodo At The KPK/DOK PHOTO building: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to look for other corruption allegations committed by former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Rafael Alun Trisambodo. One of them is the possibility of accepting bribes from other parties.

"We have to prove it as well, apart from gratification, whether there are other corruption cases, such as bribery. Is there a bribe there," Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur told reporters, Thursday, May 11.

Asep said this allegation would be sought by the KPK because it was believed that Rafael's gratification case could develop. For example, the alleged bribery and gratification that ensnared the inactive Papua Governor, Lukas Enembe.

"(The case of Lukas Enembe, ed) initially was only Rp. 1 billion in bribes. But here it continues to grow to reach tens of billions," he said.

Therefore, all information found by investigators will later be clarified to the witness. "What is the relation (witness, red) with your brother RAT, then is there really a flow of funds and others," said Asep.

Previously, it was suspected that the KPK received gratuities of 90,000 US dollars from several taxpayers through its company, PT Artha Mega Ezadhana (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 Taxes 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 difficulty reporting tax books.

Next, the KPK again named Rafael as a suspect in the alleged crime of money laundering (TPPU). He is suspected of diverting or disguising the hot money he received.