Durian. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud M.D. discovered that there are suspicious financial transactions worth 300 trillion rupiah or about US$19.4 billion, circulating among the Finance Ministry, particularly its Taxation unit.
Speaking on Wednesday, Minister Mahfud said that he has informed Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati as well as the Indonesia’s Financial Transaction Reports And Analysis Centre (PPATK) about the report.
His statement was made following the recent investigation conducted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the PPATK towards two former officials from the Finance Ministry’s Taxation Office, Rafael Alun Triambodo, and Customs Office, Eko Darmanto over suspected money laundering cases.
Mahfud said over 400 officers of the ministry are linked to the suspicious transactions worth 300 trillion rupiah.
