Rafael Alun Trisambodo Undergoes First Trial On TPPU-Gratification Next Week

The photo archive - The suspect in the gratification case at the Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun Trisambodo walked to the detention car after undergoing examination at the KPK's Red and White Building, Jakarta, Wednesday (16/8/2023). (DOC. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Former official of the Directorate General of Taxes, Rafael Alun Trisambodo, will undergo the first trial of the alleged Money Laundering and Gratification crime case on August 30. The trial schedule for Rafael Alun Trisambodo is based on the Perkasa Search Information System (SIPP) of the Central Jakarta District Court. "Wednesday, August 30 (first trial)," wrote SIPP quoted by VOI, Tuesday, August 22. The plan is for the inaugural trial of Rafael Alun Trisambodo to be held in the Wirjono Projodikoro courtroom at around 10.30 WIB. Rafael Alun Trisambodo is suspected of receiving gratuities of US$90,000 from several taxpayers through his company, PT Artha Mega Ekadhana (AME). This acceptance has occurred since 2011 when he served as Head of the Audit, Investigation, and Tax Collection Division 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. Until finally, the KPK 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, a big motorbike of the Triumph 1,200 CC type.

It did not stop there, the anti-corruption commission confiscated 20 assets in the form of land and buildings spread across a number of cities such as Yogyakarta and Manado. The value reaches Rp150 billion.