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Police trace flow of funds in First Travel probe
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Ongoing investigation: Would-be pilgrims submit reports at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) on Aug. 22 on losses they reportedly suffered in a scam related to ‘umrah’ savings.
(JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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he National Police have begun to trace First Travel’s flow of funds in their investigation into the company’s alleged umrah (minor haj) scam. The police are using data from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK).
Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto said the PPATK had provided data on the capital flows of First Travel to the police in a meeting on Tuesday.
“Their money did not disappear. It was only moved or transferred [to other accounts]. We invited the PPATK chairman [Kiagus Ahmad Badaruddin] last night. They have listed all of First Travel’s transactions,” Wiranto told journalists at the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday.
The minister added that the number people harmed by First Travel’s alleged scam continued to increase. Would-be-pilgrims continued to submit reports on losses they had suffered to a crisis center at the police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim).
“The police are still calculating the exact losses. As the number of victims continues to increase, the height of the losses is not yet determined,” said Wiranto.
He added that the case would be taken to court as soon as the exact losses and other details of the case had been clarified. (ebf)
