TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chief Busyro Muqoddas said the tax leniency case involving Bank Central Asia was similar to that of Gayus Tambunan. “The MO (modus operandi) is the same,” he said.
Busyro added the former chief of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), Hadi Poernomo, received gratification, thus he had violated regulations. “Someone was asking for a tax leniency, and the modus was by giving kickbacks to a government official in a bid to persuade the official to abuse his powers,” he said.
Busyro, however, said the Indonesian graft busters could not yet confirm if the money given to Hadi stemmed from BCA, the nation’s largest privately-held bank.
Earlier, on April 21, the KPK named Hadi as a suspect in a crime surrounding the decision of ex-director general of taxation Hadi Purnomo to provide BCA with tax leniency, which caused potential tax losses of Rp374 billion.
MUHAMAD RIZKI
