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Former taxman visits KPK to clarify his ‘suspicious’ wealth
The anti-graft commission said that Rafael, who served as head of general affairs division at one of the tax offices in Jakarta, was questioned on the grounds that his wealth report did not match his profile as an echelon III official.
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Tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo makes a gesture of apology to the victim of an assault allegedly carried by his son Mario Dandy Satrio in a video published on Feb. 23, 2023. (The Jakarta Post/Twitter)
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afael Alun Trisambodo, a middle-ranking tax official who gained notoriety after his son’s lavish lifestyle was exposed on social media, went to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office on Wednesday to clarify the sources of his wealth.
Rafael, wearing a black jacket, arrived at the KPK headquarters at 8 a.m.
“Yes, the person in question came to the KPK Merah Putih building,” KPK spokesperson Ali Fikri told reporters on Wednesday.
The KPK said that Rafael, who served as head of the general affairs division at one of the tax offices in Jakarta, was questioned on the grounds that his wealth report did not match his profile as an echelon III official, which is typically the rank of officials with positions below director general (echelon I) and director (echelon II).
“His wealth report is in question because it turns out that his assets don't match his salary. [We summoned him] to clarify [his] income,” KPK deputy head Alexander Marwata told reporters on Tuesday.
In his wealth report (LHKPN) submitted to the KPK in December 2021, Rafael listed a total wealth of Rp 56 billion (US$3.66 million), rivaling that of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani’s Rp 58 billion and far outpacing Taxation Director General Suryo Utomo, an echelon I official who listed a total wealth of Rp 14 billion.
The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) had long detected suspicious transactions involving Rafael. The financial intelligence agency had reported its analysis on these transactions to “the KPK, the Supreme Court and the Finance Ministry’s inspectorate general” long before the dubious transactions emerged to the public.
