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Cop with fat bank account returns to Papua
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dj. First Insp. Labora Sitorus, a Papua cop with a suspicious amount of money in his bank accounts, was taken to the Papua Police's detention center on Monday.
National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said that Labora was flown back to Papua two days after he filed a report to the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) in Jakarta.
The Papua Police have named Labora a suspect in illegal logging, fuel smuggling and money laundering cases.
The investigation centering on Labora was in response to a Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) report, stating that Labora was linked to bank transactions totaling Rp 1 trillion (US$102 million) between 2007 and 2012.
Labora reportedly told Kompolnas commissioners that he legally gained the money from businesses controlled by his family.
His wife, brother-in-law and children run PT Seno Adi Wijaya, a company allegedly implicated in fuel smuggling. The family also controls PT Rotua, which was accused of illegally exporting timber to China.
Labora claimed he had wired money, gained from the businesses, to his superiors in the force.
"There should be evidence to support his claims," said Kompolnas commissioner Edi Hasibuan on Monday.
