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Ex-taxman Rafael to stand trial for corruption, money laundering
The KPK is waiting for the Jakarta Corruption Court to set a trial date for the former tax official on corruption and money laundering charges.
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Wearing an orange detention vest, Rafael Alun Trisambodo (center), a former official at the Finance Ministry’s Taxation Directorate General, is escorted out of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in South Jakarta after his interrogation on April 3, 2023 over bribery and money laundering allegations. (Antara/M Risyal Hidayat)
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ormer tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo is to soon stand trial on corruption and money laundering charges after prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) submitted to the Jakarta Corruption Court last week a dossier outlining the indictment against him.
KPK spokesperson Ali Fikri said Rafael was accused of accepting unlawful gratuities from taxpayers totaling Rp 16.6 billion (US$1.1 million) over the past 12 years and laundering more than Rp 57 billion.
"Our prosecutors are now waiting for [the court] to schedule the first hearing of the trial, during which we will read out the formal charges against [Rafael]," Ali said on Monday.
The antigraft agency launched its investigation into Rafael in early March, after a criminal assault case against his son inadvertently exposed a lavish lifestyle that did not match his wealth profile as an echelon III official.
