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KPK hands over case dossier on tax auditor to prosecutors
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Disgraced: Tax auditor Handang Soekarno leaves the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters after undergoing questioning on March 21. (Antara/Aprillio Akbar)
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orruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators have handed over the case dossier on tax auditor Handang Soekarno, a suspect in a bribery case implicating businessman Ramapanicker Rajamohanan Nair, to prosecutors, the commission spokesperson said.
“Today, all files related to their investigation into Handang have been handed over to prosecutors,” KPK spokesperson Febri Diansyah told journalists on Tuesday.
Citing the Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP), he further said the anti-graft body’s prosecutors had 14 days to compile the indictment against Handang before his case could go to trial.
Handang is at the center of the tax bribery case after KPK investigators reportedly caught him accepting a US$148,500 bribe at Nair’s residence on Nov. 21 last year.
Nair reportedly paid Handang to waive unpaid taxes owed by Nair’s company, PT Eka Prima Ekspor Indonesia, amounting to Rp 51 billion ($3.83 million) in 2014 and Rp 26 billion in 2015.
The KPK has also named Nair a suspect in the case. His fifth hearing was held on Monday, during which Handang testified as a witness. (mrc/ebf)
