2 Heads Of Tax Offices In Jakarta Examined In Rafael Square Case

The logo of the KPK building in Kuningan, South Jakarta. (Between)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined two heads of tax offices in the case of gratification and money laundering that ensnared former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun today, Tuesday, June 20.

One of those examined by the KPK was the Head of the East Jakarta Madya KPP (Jaktim) Wahono Saputro.

"The examination of witnesses of corruption in gratification and money laundering related to tax audits at the Director General of Taxes at the Indonesian Ministry of Finance for suspects at the RAT," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Tuesday, June 20.

In addition, the Head of KPP Pratama Jakarta Kemayoran Budi Susilo was also summoned along with three other witnesses, namely, partner of PT Artha Mega Ezadhana, Ary Fadillah; Advisor of PT Cubes Consulting, Heribertus Joko Edi Pramama; and accounting for Bilik Kopi Equity, Ikhfa Fauziah.

The investigation has not been detailed. However, during the investigation, Wahono's name appeared because he was his wife who had a business with Rafael Alun's wife, Ernie Torondek.

Previously, it was suspected that the KPK received gratuities of 90,000 US dollars from several taxpayers through its company, PT Artha Mega Ekadhana (AME). This acceptance has 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.

In this development, investigators confiscated a number of Rafael's assets. Among them are Toyota Camry and Land Cruiser cars, big motorbikes of the Triumph 1,200 CC type to rented buildings in Meruya, West Jakarta and boarding houses in Blok M, South Jakarta.