Former KPK Commissioner Criticizes Lack of Improvement in Alleged IDR 189 Trillion Money Laundering Case at Customs and Excise – Kompas.com

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Former Commissioner of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) M Jasin assessed that after 15 years there has been no significant improvement in the matter of preventing corruption at the Ministry of Finance (Ministry of Finance).

This was conveyed in response to the emergence of alleged strange transactions worth IDR 349 ​​trillion at the Ministry of Finance, including IDR 189 trillion in Customs and Excise which was revealed by the Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD.

“It’s been 15 years and apparently there has been no improvement. It’s like saying putting out a fire, in a moment it resurfaces again. Now the relapse is even more devastating,” said Jasin in the One Desk program the Kompas TV Forum, Wednesday (29/3/2023).

The reason is, Jasin said that he had reported to the Minister of Finance (Minister of Finance) Sri Mulyani about alleged corruption at Tanjung Priok Customs and Excise in 2008.

Also read: Former KPK Commissioner: 3-hour inspection at Customs Finds IDR 500 million

At that time, the KPK conducted an inspection and found Rp. 500 million in cash at the Tanjung Priok Customs and Excise Directorate General.

“We used to inspect three hours and get half a billion,” said Jasin.

In fact, the KPK at that time suspected that Rp. 47 billion in bribes were flowing every month at the Tanjung Priok Customs and Excise Directorate General.

Jasin said that when the KPK conducted an inspection, almost all employees were involved in this corrupt practice.

“Checking at the tables, while the occupants of the table asked to leave their seats for a while we searched,” he said.

“There are envelopes from the company or not. It turned out that yes, it was from the importer through an expedition,” said Jasin again.

Also read: Mahfud Reveals Allegations of Money Laundering at Customs Regarding Gold Imports of IDR 189 Trillion

It is known that in a working meeting with Commission III of the DPR RI, Mahfud MD also revealed allegations of money laundering at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise worth IDR 189 trillion.

However, he said the information did not reach Sri Mulyani’s desk.

Mahfud said that the money laundering was related to the import of gold bars, which were recognized as pure gold imports.

Meanwhile, the information submitted to Sri Mulyani stated that the case was a tax violation.

Also read: Concerning the Alleged Laundering of IDR 189 Trillion Gold Import Money at Customs and Excise, PPATK Says There Has Been a Change in Pattern

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