Revealed Characteristics of Artist with Initial R, Suspected Involvement in Money Laundering Case of Rafael Alun

Dream - Indonesian Audit Watch (IAW) revealed the characteristics of artist with initial R, who is suspected of being involved in the money laundering case of former tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo.

Secretary of IAW Founder, Iskandar Sitorus, mentioned that the characteristics of artist R are that they are a well-known celebrity and live in Jakarta.

"It can be said that they are a newly rich person. If we look at their personal taxes alone, they don't seem to be considered wealthy, let alone their business taxes," said Iskandar, quoted from Liputan6.com, Monday, April 3, 2023.

Meanwhile, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is still investigating the identity of the artist with initial R.

Director of Investigation of KPK, Asep Guntur, admitted that they are still guessing whether the initial R is the first letter, middle letter, or even the last letter of the name.

However, on another occasion, Rafael Alun himself claimed to know the person with initial R who is associated with him. He stated that he does not have any closeness with any artist, including the person with initial R.

"I don't have any artist friends, every day I go to the office, I spend my days at the office. I don't have any artist friends or other female friends," said Rafael Alun.

Viral Artist with Initial R in Rafael Alun's Case, Hotman Paris: Not Raffi Ahmad

Dream - The case of former Director General of Taxation at the Ministry of Finance (DJP Kemenkeu), Rafael Alun Trisambodo, also involves a famous artist. It is said that Rafael has a connection with an Indonesian artist with the initial 'R'.

This has made the public curious and speculate about who the artist with the initial 'R' actually is. Several names have been mentioned by netizens, one of them being Raffi Ahmad.

Regarding this matter, one of Raffi's close friends who is also a famous lawyer, Hotman Paris Hutapea, explained that it is not true that Raffi Ahmad is involved in the case. He conveyed this through his Instagram social media account.

"There is a viral news that suggests that my friend Raffi Ahmad has a business relationship with Rafael in the tax case, I just called Raffi Ahmad, and Raffi Ahmad said he doesn't know Rafael," said Hotman quoted from Instagram @hotmanparisofficial, Saturday, April 1, 2023.

Furthermore, Hotman explained that his friend has no business relationship with Rafael Alun at all.

"There is absolutely no business relationship. So the viral news about the initial 'R' that supposedly has a joint business with Rafael is not true, it's not Raffi Ahmad," he emphasized.

Quoting Liputan6.com, the rumor that Raffi Ahmad is involved in money laundering case conducted by Rafael Alun's father, Mario Dandy, is getting louder due to his closeness with a person named Jeremy Imanuel Santoso.

It is known that Jeremy Imanuel Santoso is the son-in-law of Rafael Alun Trisambodo. Jeremy is also the brother-in-law of Mario Dandy, Rafael Alun Trisambodo's son.

It is rumored that Jeremy and Raffi Ahmad also have a business relationship. Jeremy is the manager of RANS PIK Basketball, a basketball team owned by Raffi Ahmad.