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Rafael indicted for corruption, money laundering
Former tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo is accused of accepting unlawful gratuities and laundering money over two decades.
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Tax officer Rafael Alun Trisambodo arrives at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in South Jakarta on March 1, 2023 to comply with the KPK's summons to clarify his wealth. (Kompas.com/Syakirun Ni'am)
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he trial of Rafael Alun Trisambodo began on Wednesday, with prosecutors charging him with three counts of corruption and money laundering involving some Rp 100 billion (US$6.5 million) in the past two decades during his stint as a tax official.
Presenting their indictment at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday, prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) accused Rafael of accepting unlawful gratuities from taxpayers totaling Rp 16.6 billion from 2002 to 2011.
They said the alleged crime began when he was an assistant tax inspector at the Jakarta tax office.
Prosecutors said Rafael had been recommending, for a fee, tax-consulting firms he owned, PT Artha Mega Ekadhana and PT Cubes Consulting, to taxpayers who were being audited. The two companies were established in 2002 and 2008, respectively.
Prosecutors also accused Rafael of laundering Rp 31.7 billion from 2003 to 2010 and more than Rp 60 billion, including illicit money in foreign exchanges, from 2011 to 2023.
The charges laid under the Corruption Law and Money Laundering Law carry a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, and fines of Rp 1 billion and Rp 10 billion, respectively.
The trial was adjourned until next week, when the defense will formally present its objections to the indictment.
