The Role Of Rafael Alun's Wife And 2 Children In The KPK's Tracked Gratification Case

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate the gratification case that ensnared former employee of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Rafael Alun Trisambodo. The role of his family will be explored later.

"The involvement of the parties is still being investigated," Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur told reporters, Tuesday, April 18.

This deepening made Rafael's wife, Ernie Torondek, and her two children, Angelina Embun Praassya and Christofer Dhyaksa Darma prevented from leaving the country. However, the anti-corruption commission is still closing what meetings are being investigated.

Asep only asked the public to wait because the investigation into the alleged gratification is still ongoing. "We will definitely convey it later," he said.

The KPK asked the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to prevent Rafael Alun's family for six months until September. Sources circulated that they were prevented by Ernie Meike Torondek, who is Rafael's wife, then Gangsar Sulaksono as Rafael's younger brother, and Rafael Alun's two children named Angelina Embun Praassya and Christofer Dhyaksa Darma.

Next, the KPK also asked for prevention from the Head of the East Jakarta Intermediate Tax Office, Wahono Saputro. In the case of Rafael Alun, Wahono has been questioned several times.

Previously, the KPK detained Rafael Alun because he was suspected of receiving gratuities of US$90,000 from several taxpayers through his company, PT Artha Mega Ekadhana (AME).

This acceptance is said to have occurred since 2011 when he served as Head of Audit, Investigation, and Tax Collection 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.

After becoming a suspect, Rafael was detained at the KPK Detention Center at the Red and White Building. He is suspected of violating Article 12B of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.