Bareskrim Processes Confiscation Of Panji Gumilang Assets In Cases Of Alleged Money Laundering

Director of Special Economic Crimes at Bareskrim Polri Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan (right). (Between)

The Directorate of Special Economic Crimes at Bareskrim Polri is processing the confiscation of Panji Gumilang's assets related to allegations of corruption and money laundering.

The confiscation will be carried out in line with a series of criminal cases that have tightened the leadership of the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School to be investigated.

"(The confiscation) is in the process," said the Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency, Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan when contacted, Monday, August 21.

However, Whisnu did not specify the extent of the steps that had been taken regarding the confiscation process. Including, what assets are being pursued by investigators.

Previously, Whisnu had said that Panji Gumilang's account had been frozen in line with the investigation process of alleged embezzlement, corruption, and money laundering (TPPU). The nominal reaches hundreds of billions.

The freezing of the Gumilang Panji account has been carried out by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPAT).

From the reports obtained, the value of transactions in and out of Panji Gumilang's account reached trillions.

"Hundreds of billions. So the transactions are trillions, which can be frozen hundreds of billions," said Whisnu.

Panji Gumilang is suspected of violating Article 3 of Law Number 8 of 2020 concerning the Crime of Money Laundering which carries a penalty of 20 years.

Then, the Criminal Code of the Article 70 Foundation in conjunction with Article 5 of Law Number 28 of 2004 concerning amendments to Law Number 16 of 2021. The penalty is 5 years in prison

The crime of embezzlement of Article 372 of the Criminal Code carries a penalty of 8 years and a criminal act of corruption under Article 2 of the Corruption Eradication Law.