TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman, Bambang Widjojanto, says his institution will continue to investigate Ahmad Fathanah’s assets related to his alleged money laundering.
"We will continue to hunt down Fathanah’s assets," Bambang told Tempo yesterday.
The Antigraft Commission has confiscated four of Fathanah’s cars, suspected to be related to his money laundering. Last Friday, the KPK confiscated a white Honda Jazz under the name of Vita Shesya, a former Popular magazine model.
Fathanah was apprehended on January 29 earlier this year. He was caught red handed receiving Rp1 billion from two PT Indoguna Utama bosses related to the imported beef graft case. The money was allegedly intended for former Prosperity and Justice president, Luthfi Hasan.
A Tempo eyewitness revealed that after an investigation was conducted, it was discovered that some of Fathanah’s money was turned into assets, such as the four confiscated cars. The eyewitness also said that Fathanah transferred funds from his Bank Mandiri account to a number of local celebrities such as Ayu Azhari and Vitalia Shesya.
Money laundering expert, Yenti Garnasih, said the people who received funds from Fathanah could be charged with passive money laundering. "Just as long as the investigators can prove that they knew this money was illegal," said Yenti.
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