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Three generals back tax case, says Susno
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F
ormer National Police detective chief Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji accused several top police officers of involvement in graft surrounding the police’s investigation in a money laundering and tax evasion case worth Rp 25 billion (US$2.73 million).
Susno identified the first accused as the then “second in command” of the National Police, which may refer to then National Police deputy chief Comr. Gen. Makbul Padmanegara.
Others Susno accused were Brig. Gen EI (one of Susno’s subordinate in that case was Brig. Gen Edmon Ilyas), Brig. Gen RE, Comr. E, Sr. Comr. B and Adj. Sr. Comr. M, at the Special Economy Directorate at the National Police detective body.
Those police officers may at least back up the illicit practice, Susno said Saturday as quoted by Kompas’ Persda Network.
He also found that a tax office inspector general identified as Gayus T. Tambunan and businessman Andi Kosasih were involved in the case.
Susno, however, suspected that the latter’s name had been used to cover up the recipients of the funds.
National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Edward Aritonang and his deputy Brig. Gen. Sulistyo Ishak did not respond to The Jakarta Post’s calls and texts for confirmation Sunday.
“The tax office inspector, according to an investigation by an agency, has received a suspicious transaction in rupiah and US dollar worth a total of Rp 25 billion,” Susno said.
The “agency” Susno mentioned may refer to the Financial Transactions Report and Analysis Center (PPATK). Susno is a former PPATK deputy chairman. “The Rp 25 billion of funds were apparently distributed to those officers and the case investigation was stopped,” he said.
Susno said that he also alleged the funds were from about four to six companies whose tax payments had been supervised by Gayus.
Susno said that when he was still serving as detective chief, police investigators found that Gayus had been involved in a money laundering case worth Rp 400 million.
“We found another graft case involving an embezzlement of tax payment worth Rp 25 billion,” Susno said. “Then I ordered Edmon [Ilyas] to investigate that finding too.”
In November last year, Susno was dismissed from his post due to his alleged role in legal mafia involving businessman Anggodo Widjojo.
Susno’s name was mentioned in a wiretapped conversation between Anggodo, police officers and prosecutors. Since then, Susno has demonstrated defying acts against his force. During the Antasari trial, he appeared before court, wearing the uniform, implicating the involvement of National Police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri.
“When I was about to leave the detective body, the money laundering case was finished but the [tax payment fund embezzlement] was still under investigation,” he said.
Susno said he had ordered to freeze the alleged embezzled funds when he was still at the detective body. “But I was told the funds had been liquidated since the money was claimed as Andi Kosasih’s,” he said.
Susno claimed he had been informed by his former subordinates that Andi was backed by the “National Police’s second in command”.
“Andi’s backing was a powerful officer. Even a detective chief was afraid to probe him,” he said.
