KPK On Rafael Alun Safe Deposit Box: Hopefully It Can Be Shown

Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) plans to show off money belonging to former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Rafael Alun Trisambodo which is stored in a safe deposit box. It is said that the money reached Rp37 billion in foreign currency denominations.

"Hopefully it can be shown later," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, April 3.

Ali said the storage safe that was confiscated from a bank was already at the KPK. Currently, Rafael will be questioned regarding the findings of the Financial Analysis and Transaction Report Center (PPATK).

"The money? Already (in the KPK, ed). Later, yes, it has been confiscated," he said.

Rafael Alun fulfilled the investigator's summons today, Monday, April 3. He was present at around 0.58 WIB wearing a batik shirt covered in a black leather jacket.

Rafael did not make any statement. As soon as he arrived, he just rushed into the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

Arriving in the building, Rafael exchanged his identity card with identification. This time he got a red rope which means he is the party involved in one case.

Reported recently, the KPK named Rafael Alun a suspect. He is suspected of receiving gratuities of up to tens of billions since 2011-2023 related to tax audits.

This determination was made by the KPK after they investigated Rafael Alun's jumbo assets which were exposed after his son, Mario Dandy, abused a 17-year-old student, David. It is suspected that there was a game behind the ownership of a wealth of Rp56 billion.

In this effort, investigators have asked for information from the Head of the East Jakarta Intermediate Tax Service Office (KPP) Wahono Saputro. This summons was made because his wife allegedly owns shares in the company owned by Rafael's wife, Erni Torondek.

In addition, investigators are also investigating the findings of Rafael's safe deposit box in which there are billions of money. The findings that have been blocked by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) are suspected to have come from accepting bribes.