Appearance of Rp32 Billion Money and a Row of Luxury Bags Confiscated by the KPK

Dream - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) exhibited confiscated items from the investigation process of former DJP Kemenkeu official, Rafael Alun Trisambodo. The items are suspected to be related to the acceptance of gratuities in tax examinations.

The evidence obtained from the search conducted at Rafael Alun's residence some time ago was exhibited during the detention process against Rafael Alun on Monday, April 3, 2023.

The Chairman of the KPK, Police Commissioner General Firli Bahuri, said that the confiscated items included luxury bags, watches, and various foreign currencies.

"Among them were wallets, belts, watches, jewelry, bicycles, and money in Indonesian rupiah currency," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri in a press conference at the KPK Building, South Jakarta.

A total of 30 luxury bags were exhibited by the investigation team, each with different colors. Some of them were still covered with special protectors, some of them were Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton brands.

The KPK also exhibited money stored by Rafael in a safety deposit box in the form of bundles. The investigators briefly took out some of the money to show, each stack of money wrapped in plastic.

"A total of approximately Rp32.2 billion was secured, stored in a safety deposit box in one of the banks in the form of US dollars, Singapore dollars, and euros," said Firli.

Rafael Alun was detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for allegedly receiving US$90,000 or around Rp1.3 billion through his tax consulting company.

Firli stated that the case began when Rafael was appointed as the Head of the Tax Examination, Investigation, and Collection Section at the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Taxes in East Java I in 2011.

"With his position, Rafael Alun allegedly received gratuities from several taxpayers regarding the conditioning of various tax examination findings," said Firli.

Furthermore, it is also stated that this father of Mario Dandy is suspected of having several businesses. One of them is PT Artha Mega Ekadhana (PT AME), which is engaged in consulting services related to bookkeeping and taxation.

Firli revealed that taxpayers who allegedly had tax problems used the services of PT AME. According to Firli, whenever taxpayers encountered obstacles and problems in the tax settlement process, Rafael actively recommended PT AME.

"As initial evidence, the investigation team found evidence of gratuity money received by Rafael amounting to approximately US$90,000, which was received through PT AME, and currently, further investigation and tracing are being conducted," said Firli.

For his actions, Rafael Alun is suspected of violating Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes.

source: Merdeka.com