JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK has revealed its recent findings regarding more than 20 local leaders with suspicious bank accounts. Earlier, the PPATK has reported 10 local leaders with suspicious bank accounts to the Attorney General Office (AGO) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
PPATK Chief Muhammad Yusuf, however, reluctant to reveal the identity of more than 20 local leaders with suspicious bank accounts that mentioned in PPATK’s new report. Yusuf only revealed that those local leaders are those in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi.
As reported earlier, PPATK, in previous report, found suspicious amount of transactions involving billions of rupiah in bank accounts of 10 local leaders.
According to AGO’s Spokesperson Tony Tribagus Spontana, ten local leaders mentioned in PPATK’s report are one governor, two former governors, and five regents and former regents.
AGO itself is now investigating Governor of Southeast Sulawesi Nur Alam, also key leader from the National Mandate Party (PAN). AGO is also investigating former Regent of Klungkung (Bali) I Wayan Candra, a politician from PDI-P.
KPK, meanwhile, is targeting former Governor of Jakarta Fauzi Bowo, who is also key leader of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Democratic Party. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.