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Suspended Papua governor named money laundering suspect
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Papua Governor Lukas Enembe speaks to journalists after his inauguration at the State Palace in Jakarta on Sept. 5, 2018. (kompas.com/Ihsanuddin)
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named suspended Papua governor Lukas Enembe as a suspect of money laundering, adding to the long list of alleged crimes the controversial politician was thought to have committed during his 10-year reign in office.
Speaking to the press on Wednesday, KPK spokesperson Ali Fikri said that the antigraft agency had found enough evidence in its investigation to indicate that Lukas could also be guilty of money laundering, in addition to accepting bribes.
"The KPK has found sufficient evidence in the alleged bribery and gratuity case against [Lukas]. But, as the investigation went on, KPK investigators also found [indication of] other alleged crimes,” Ali said, as quoted by tempo.co. “The KPK has now named him a suspect of money laundering.”
Ali went on to say that the KPK was currently focusing its investigation on Lukas' confiscated assets, which includes properties, one kilogram of gold, four bank accounts and a luxury car, kompas.id reported.
Lukas’ lawyer, Petrus Bala Pattyona, also confirmed Lukas’ new status as a money laundering suspect, saying on Wednesday that the KPK made the decision following a two-hour questioning session.
“The examination was brief, the majority of questions were surrounding the assets owned by Lukas during his tenure as Papua governor," Petrus said, as reported by kompas.id.
Lukas was previously named as a graft suspect in September 2022 for allegedly accepting a Rp 1 billion (US$67,889) bribe from Rijatono Lakka, director of a contractor company in Papua, in return for awarding Rijatono’s company government infrastructure projects.
