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PPATK freezes 256 bank accounts linked to Al-Zaytun head
The frozen bank accounts were allegedly involved in "massive" numbers of transactions, according to PPATK head Ivan Yustiavandana.
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Panji Gumilang, the leader of Pondok Pesantren Al-Zaytun in Indramayu, West Java, greets journalists as he arrives on July 3, 2023, for questioning at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) in Jakarta. Panji was summoned by the police to clarify blasphemy allegations made against the pesantren (Islamic boarding school) he founded. (Antara/Laily Rahmawaty)
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he Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has frozen 256 bank accounts suspected of being linked to Panji Gumilang, the controversial leader of the Al-Zaytun pesantren (Islamic boarding school).
The accounts were frozen for further investigation, PPATK head Ivan Yustiavandana said on Thursday, as reported by kompas.com.
He did not disclose any details about the targeted accounts, noting that the investigation was still ongoing. Ivan only said the number of transactions involving the banks was “massive”.
Panji and his pesantren have been in spotlight recently over allegations of blasphemy. The school and its founder have been accused of promoting heretical teachings and being linked to the breakaway Indonesian Islamic State (NII) movement.
Aside from the 256 frozen bank accounts, there were 33 different accounts under the name of the pesantren.
“They are all currently being analyzed by the PPATK to see whether they are used in money laundering or not,” said Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD on Wednesday, as quoted by kompas.com.
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