Sri Mulyani Was Busy With Suspicious Transactions Of IDR 349 Trillion

Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani is busy clarifying suspicious transactions of Rp. 349 trillion, which is indicated as a money laundering crime (TPPU). However, he dared to confirm that such a large transaction was not related to the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu).

"So what will really be related to the Ministry of Finance employees is Rp3.3 trillion from 2009 to 2023, 15 years of all credit debit transactions from all employees who were involved earlier," said the Minister of Finance in a working meeting with Commission XI of the DPR in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, March 28.

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani said the transaction value of IDR 3.3 trillion was an accumulation of credit debit transactions of Ministry of Finance employees including official income, transactions with family, and sale and purchase of assets for the period 2009-2023 which had been followed up.

Even in the Rp3.3 trillion fund, there was also a letter related to the clearance of employees used in the context of promotional transfer or fit and proper test.

"So yes, it's not related to criminal, corruption or anything, but if we were to check the profile of the risk from our employees. So a lot of things are in the context of us doing tests of the integrity of our staff," he said.

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani admitted that she was surprised to hear of suspicious transactions at the Ministry of Finance of Rp. 300 trillion through the media conveyed by the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD on March 8, 2023.

The Minister of Finance said that on March 9, 2023, the Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) Ivan Yustiavandana had just sent a letter dated March 7, 2023 to the Ministry of Finance. The letter contains 36 pages of attachment regarding PPATK documents to the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Finance.

There are 196 letters in the 36 pages of the attachment, but there is no data regarding the value of the money or transaction.

"I asked Mr. Ivan where the number was because we couldn't comment," said the Minister of Finance.

On March 11, 2023, Minister Mahfud visited the Ministry of Finance to explain that transactions of Rp. 300 trillion were not transactions at the Ministry of Finance.

"On Saturday Pak Mahfud came to our office to explain that the IDR 300 trillion transaction was not a transaction at the Ministry of Finance but we have not received the letter so I also cannot comment," he said.

Then on March 13, 2023, the Head of PPATK submitted a second letter to the Minister of Finance. The letter has 43 attachment pages containing a list of 300 letters with a total transaction value of IDR 349 trillion.

"There is a figure of Rp. 349 trillion from the 300 letters in the attachment to the letter," he said.

The Minister of Finance detailed that from the Rp349 trillion, 100 letters were PPATK letters to other law enforcement officers (APH) with a transaction value of Rp74 trillion in the 2009-2023 period.

Then, Rp253 trillion, which was written in 65 other letters, is data from the operational credit debit transactions of companies and corporations that do not have a relationship with Ministry of Finance employees, but are related to the tax and customs functions.

"So that those who are really in contact with us are related to the main duties and functions of the Ministry of Finance employees, there are 135 letters, a value of Rp. 22 trillion. Even from this Rp. 22 trillion, Rp. 18.7 trillion is also related to corporate transactions that have nothing to do with the Ministry of Finance," he said.