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The Attorney General'€™s Office (AGO) on Monday confiscated the assets of high-profile graft convict Gayus Halomoan P. Tambunan in the form of Rp 74 billion (US$6.05 million) worth of cash held in Bank Indonesia (BI). '€œAt 9 a.m., prosecutors confiscated evidence in the form of cash and foreign currencies at BI,'€ AGO spokesperson Tony T. Spontana said, as quoted by Antara news agency in Jakarta on Monday.

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One way to stop corruption is to take away what the corrupt individual covets most: his relationships, adoration and acceptance of those '€œother'€ rich and powerful people.

It should be placed into statute the minimum fines to be two times the amount the individual is convicted of having received, restitution to the state or injured party full amounts having been taken in the corruption act and forfeiture of all assets purchased with illicit funds.

Furthermore, any individual having benefited from the use or receipt of said illicit funds shall be liable for the same penalties as the corrupt individual, upon conviction of receipt of said funds.

 HB McCoy