KPK Finds Documents To Electronic Devices Related To Alleged Corruption Of Excise Goods While Searching

KPK investigators were escorted by the police out of the BP FTZ Tanjungpinang office, Riau Islands, while carrying a suitcase containing cigarette tobacco excise documents (Via ANTARA).

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found evidence related to the alleged corruption of excisable goods in the Bintan Free Trade Area and Free Port in Tanjungpinang City. There are documents to electronic devices that strengthen the actions of the perpetrators. "Evidence was found and secured, among others, in the form of documents to electronic devices that are suspected of strengthening the unlawful act of parties related to this case," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, March 28. Ali revealed that this finding was obtained when the investigative team visited the house of one of the related parties in this case. The location is in Tanjungpinang City. "The confiscation and analysis will be carried out immediately to complete the investigation case file in question," he said. Furthermore, search activities are still being carried out. Ali said the team targeted the Bintan Free Trade Area and Free Port Concession Agency for the Tanjungpinang City Area. However, he did not want to specify their findings at the office. "We will inform you of the progress later," said Ali. Previously, the anti-corruption commission named a suspect in the corruption case in the regulation of excisable goods in the Bintan Free Trade Area and Free Port (KPBPB) in the Tanjungpinang city area, Riau Islands. It is suspected that there are fictitious arrangements and calculations in that case. The suspects in the case have not been detailed. However, it is suspected that there was an arrangement of excisable goods, namely cigarettes and fictitious calculations.