Jakarta –
Former Official of the Directorate General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun Trisambodo asked the panel of judges to acquit him from cases of gratification and money laundering (TPPU) because he claimed he had contributed to the country. Former KPK investigator, Praswad Nugraha, believes that what Rafael Alun did was paid for by the state through his salary.
“All of Rafael Alun’s services while serving as a state apparatus have been paid in full by the state and people of Indonesia through his official salary along with position allowances and facilities that he receives every month from the APBN through the Ministry of Finance,” said Praswad when contacted, Tuesday (2/1/2024 ).
Praswad hopes that there will be no more attempts to mislead the public in opinion like what Rafael Alun did. He emphasized that whatever happens, corruption is an extraordinary crime that causes suffering to the nation and state.
”Let no one try to obscure as if the crime of corruption does not have a direct impact on the people, the people’s rights to live a decent life, receive a good education, good and cheap health facilities, affordable prices for basic commodities, decent road and bridge infrastructure “use, rational tax values, good, clean and humane public facilities, etc. have been confiscated in a brutal and cold-blooded manner by corruptors,” he said.
He emphasized that it was Rafael Alun who now owed the country a lot of debt. According to him, the salary that Rafael Alun has received so far has not been properly accounted for.
“In fact, Rafael Alun still owes a lot of debt to this nation and state for the salary and all the facilities of state officials that he has enjoyed for decades, but at the end of his career he was charged with committing corrupt acts which are currently being prosecuted at the District Court. “Central Jakarta Corruption Eradication Commission,” he said.
Rafael Alun asks to be released
Previously, former official at the Directorate General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun Trisambodo asked the panel of judges to acquit him from cases of gratification and money laundering (TPPU). Rafael said he had made many contributions to the country.
This was conveyed by Rafael Alun’s attorney, Junaedi Saibih, at Rafael Alun’s duplicate trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Central Jakarta, Tuesday (2/1). Junaedi asked the panel of judges to declare Rafael not guilty in this case. Apart from that, he asked that Rafael Alun be released from all the prosecutor’s demands.
“As an end to Aquo’s duplicity, we as Legal Advisors for the Defendant Rafael Alun Trisambodo with all respect and humility ask the Panel of Judges for the Aquo Case to decide as follows; declare that the Defendant Rafael Alun Trisambodo has not been legally and convincingly proven to have committed a criminal act “as alleged by the Public Prosecutor in the first indictment, second indictment and third indictment,” he said
“Release the Defendant Rafael Alun Trisambodo from all charges because the aquo trial should apply the una via principle because all the actions of the Defendant Rafael Alun Trisambodo have been administratively tested; release the Defendant Rafael Alun Trisambodo from detention,” he continued.
He also asked for the assets belonging to Rafael and his wife, Ernie Meike Tarondek, to be returned. Then, he asked that the inheritance of Rafael’s mother, Irene Suheriani Soeparman, also be returned.
“Return all assets belonging to the Defendant Rafael Alun Trisambodo and/or Ernie Meike Torondek which are currently in confiscation status; return all assets in the form of inheritance in the name of Irene Suheriani Soeparman’s heirs which are in confiscation status; return all assets in the name of other third parties who are in confiscation status. confiscation status,” he said.
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2024-01-02 23:17:46
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