Mahfud Instructs Police To Investigate Illegal Gold Bar Money Laundering at Customs

MONEY LAUNDERING - JAKARTA. The Task Force on Money Laundering Crimes (TPPU) recommends that the alleged TPPU case of illegal gold bars at Customs worth IDR 189 trillion be investigated by the Bareskrim Polri.

This was conveyed by the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD after holding a meeting with the TPPU Task Force at the Ministry of Polhukam Office, Jakarta, Monday (11/9/2023).

“What is of concern in the long process in the public is the issue of letter number 205 which involves an alleged money laundering of IDR 189 trillion. This is recommended to be investigated through Bareskrim Mabes Polri,” said Mahfud after the meeting.

According to Mahfud, in the near future, Bareskrim will be invited by the TPPU Task Force to discuss the case further.  

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“After Bareskrim will be invited for the task force of related agencies and there is a presentation first where the direction is, why the problem, and so on and so forth,” he said.

The case is one of the letters from 300 letters related to the alleged TPPU at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu). On that occasion, Mahfud also stated that as many as 300 letters involving alleged TPPU of around IDR 349 trillion at Kemenkeu continue to be explored.

“So the conclusion is that the alleged TPPU case of all 300 letters with IDR 349 T is still ongoing and continues to be explored,” he said.

As previously reported, in the Work Meeting of Commission III of the DPR, on March 29, 2023, Mahfud revealed the alleged TPPU related to the import of gold bars at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise Kemenkeu worth IDR 189 trillion.

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He said the alleged money laundering had been handed over to Kemenkeu by PPATK in 2017. But until 2020 the report was never followed up by Kemenkeu. The statement was then responded to by Kemenkeu.

Deputy Minister of Finance Suahasil Nazara and Director General of Customs and Excise Askolani confirmed that the findings had been processed and resulted in legal decisions.

This article has been published on Kompas.com with the title "Mahfud Recommends Bareskrim Polri to Investigate TPPU Gold Case Worth IDR 189 Trillion at Customs"