Rafael Alun Allegedly Uses Gratification Results Money To Buy Assets

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

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that the assets purchased by former Ministry of Finance's Directorate General of Taxes Rafael Alun Trisambodo bought goods using the gratuities he received. One of them is property assets. Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri said this allegation was investigated by three witnesses, including Grace Dewi Riady or better known as Grace Tahir. The three were questioned on Thursday, May 11 yesterday. "The three witnesses were present and their knowledge was studied, among others, related to the alleged use of RAT money originating from various parties," Ali said in a written statement, Friday, May 12. Apart from Grace, the two witnesses examined were private, namely Albertus Katu and Timothy William T. "RAT is suspected of using gratuity money to buy assets," said Ali. Actually, the KPK will examine a retiree named Imam Pamudji in the gratification case that ensnared Rafael. It's just that, said Ali, the witness was not present. "(Imam Pamudji, ed) will be called back," he said. 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.