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View all search resultsCoordinating Legal, Political and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD announced on Monday the creation of a joint task force to dig into the Rp 349 trillion (US$23.4 million) in suspicious transactions under the Finance Ministry, prioritizing the alleged money laundering case worth Rp 189 trillion involving imported gold bars.
During a meeting with House Commission XI on Monday, the embattled minister outlined some of the institutional changes underway, including improved mechanisms and access, as well as communication training for tax and customs officers.
Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud said suspicious transactions amounting to Rp 300 trillion (US$19.35 billion) found within the Finance Ministry were not due to graft, but to money laundering.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged on Friday with abuse of power and money laundering over projects launched under his premiership, accusations that he said were politically motivated.
The financial intelligence agency has frozen more than 10 bank accounts possibly linked to money launderers who helped Rafael Alun Trisambodo to conceal his sources of wealth, following a probe into the unusually huge wealth of the middle-ranking tax official.
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