Jakarta – The KPK is currently investigating the alleged bribery case in Directorate General (Ditjen) of Tax. This time, the KPK searched the head office Panin Bank in Jakarta.
“The KPK Investigative Team in the case of allegedly receiving gifts or promises related to the 2016 and 2017 tax audits at the Directorate General of Taxes, has finished conducting a search in the DKI Jakarta area which is located at the Panin Bank Head Office, Central Jakarta,” said a KPK spokesman, Ali Fikri, in his statement, Wednesday (24/3/2021).
The search was carried out yesterday (23/3) from 10.00 to 21.00 WIB. NCP also secured a number of documents related to the alleged bribery case.
“At this location it was found that various documents and electronic items related to the case were secured,” Ali added.
However, Ali did not provide details regarding the documents and electronic items that were confiscated. The documents will be analyzed immediately.
Previously, the KPK summoned a number of people related to the bribery case at the Directorate General of Taxes. One of them is a civil servant from the Indonesian Ministry of Finance named Febrian.
In this case, the KPK investigative team ransacked the PT Jhonlin Baratama (JB) office in the South Kalimantan (Kalsel) region. The search was located at the PT JB (Jhonlin Baratama) office in Simpang Empat District, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan. In addition, there were 3 houses ransacked by KPK investigators.
Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission, Alexander Marwata, revealed the bribery mode at the Directorate General of Taxes, as in the previous bribery cases. According to him, the bribe at the Directorate General of Taxes is related to the tax administration of a company so that the said corporate tax is low.
“If the tax mode is like that, how do you get the WP (taxpayer) to pay low taxes by bribing the examiner so that the tax is lowered,” said Alex to reporters at the KPK’s Red and White building, South Jakarta, Tuesday (2/3).
Alex said that the bribery case allegedly involved officials at the Directorate General of Taxes. The bribe is thought to be worth tens of billions of rupiah.
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