3 Palembang Tax Office Employees Become Suspects In Corruption Cases In South Sumatra

Head of South Sumatra Kajati Sarjono Turin at a press conference in Palembang. (ANTARA/M Imam Pramana)

The Prosecutor's Office has named three suspects in the alleged corruption case in fulfilling tax obligations in South Sumatra (Sumsel) Head of the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) Vanny Yulia Eka Sari, explaining that the suspects are the parties suspected of being responsible for the occurrence of criminal acts of corruption. "The three of them are RFG, NWP, RFH who are tax employees at the Tax Office Pratama Palembang in 2019, 2020, and 2021," he said confirmed in Palembang, Tuesday 31 October, confiscated by Antara. He added that the investigative team had collected evidence and evidence so that based on sufficient preliminary evidence as stipulated in Article 184 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code, three people as suspects with the initials RFG were named as suspects based on the suspect's determination letter Number: TAP-16/L.6/Fd.1/10/2023 dated October 23, 2023. Then, NWP was named a suspect based on the suspect's determination letter Number: TAP-17/L.6/Fd.1/10/2023 On October 23, 2023. Furthermore, RFH was named a suspect based on the letter of determination of the suspect Number: TAP-18/L.6/Fd.1/10/2023 dated October 23, 2023. The suspect is the result of the exposure of the South Sumatra Special Crime Investigation Team with the Assistant for Special Crimes led by the Head of the South Sumatra Attorney General's Office. "The potential for state losses is still being calculated," he said. Number: 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number: 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code. Subsidies Article 3 jo. Article 18 of Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number: 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number: 31 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code. Or Article 5 Paragraph 2 jo. Article 18 of Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number: 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

Or Article 12 jo. Article 18 of Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number: 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number: 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

Vanny menambahkan, para saksi yang sudah diperiksa sampai saat ini berjumlah 35 orang."Tim Penyidik Bidang Tindak Pidana Khusus Kejaksaan Tinggi Sumatera Selatan tentu saja akan terus mendalami alat bukti terkait dengan keterlibatan pihak lain yang dapat dimintai pertanggungjawaban pidananya, serta segera melakukan tindakan hukum lain yang diperlukan sehubungan dengan penyidikan dimaksud," katanya.