For example, one of the results of the analysis is related to the cash deposit transaction of the one in question at a gambling casino, worth US$55 million or Rp560 billionJakarta (ANTARA) - Papua Governor Lukas Enembe allegedly not only accepted gratuities worth Rp1 billion (US$66,716), but was also involved in financial irregularities worth hundreds of billions of rupiah.
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, conveyed the information in a press statement issued at the ministry's office here on Monday.
"I inform that the alleged corruption that was handed down to Lukas Enembe, who later became a suspect, was not just a gratuity of Rp1 billion. There was a report from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center about allegations of corruption or oddities in saving and managing money that amounted to hundreds of billions (of rupiah),” the minister said.
The alleged irregularities were outlined in the 12 analysis results submitted by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), he informed.
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The analysis center also blocked Enembe's account, which was worth Rp71 billion. There were also other alleged corruption cases against the governor, which pertained to the leadership's operational funds, the management of the National Sports Week, and money laundering, among others, Mahfud added.
Meanwhile, head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center, Ivan Yustiavandana, said that financial transactions that were linked to the Enembe case were also terminated. They involved 11 financial services providers, including insurance providers and banks, he added.
The majority of the financial transactions were reportedly conducted by Enembe's children, he informed.
Yustiavandana further said that the 12 results of the analysis the center submitted had been investigated since 2017, with various variations in cases. They reportedly included deposits made through other parties, which amounted to hundreds of billions of rupiah.
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"For example, one of the results of the analysis is related to the cash deposit transaction of the one in question at a gambling casino, worth US$55 million or Rp560 billion. That cash deposit was made within a certain period. Even in a short period, the cash deposit was made with a fantastic value, US$5 million," he elaborated.
In addition, the analysis center also came across the purchase of jewelry in the form of watches worth US$55 thousand using the cash deposit, he said.
“The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center also obtained information, in collaboration with other countries, it was found that there was gambling activity in two different states, and we have also analyzed that and reported it to the Corruption Eradication Commission," he added.
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Translator: Tri Meilani A, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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