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Second government official named gratuity suspect
His daughter flaunted the family wealth on social media. Now he’s a corruption suspect.
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The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters, located in South Jakarta, is seen in this undated photograph.
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) reportedly has named Andhi Pramono, head of the Makassar Customs and Excise Office, a suspect for allegedly accepting gratuities in connection with his position as an official in the major port city and provincial capital of South Sulawesi.
A corruption investigation into Andhi started after the KPK found indications of illicitly gained wealth when scrutinizing the wealth report (LHKPN) he submitted to the KPK that did not match his profile as a civil servant.
“So, we now already have a suspect [in the case],” KPK spokesperson Ali Fikri told reporters on Monday, as quoted by Kompas.com.
Andhi made headlines in March after a video showing his multi-story luxury house in Cibubur, East Jakarta, and photos of his wealth-flexing daughter wearing a Rp 22 million (US$1,486) Balenciaga turtleneck circulated on social media.
Andhi has maintained his innocence. He told reporters in mid-March after being questioned by the KPK that he was being targeted by an online campaign to slander him and his family, and that a residential property that many netizens alleged was his actually belonged to his father. He added that none of his family members had attempted to display their wealth on social media.
Andhi was the second public official to be named a suspect of corruption by the antigraft body after being exposed by social media users.
In March, KPK investigators named middle-ranking tax officer Rafael Alun Trisambodo, who has been in the spotlight for his lavish lifestyle, as a suspect for taking gratuities and bribes from taxpayers in the past 12 years. And just last week, the KPK laid the second charge against him, accusing Rafael of laundering the bribe money.
