TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Directorate General of Tax at the Finance Ministry is currently working on five cases of money laundering occurred back in 2016. Three of the cases are currently being investigated.

"The investigation of the money laundering is a follow up to the fake tax return case," said Dadang Suwarna, Director of Law Enforcement at the Directorate General on Thursday, January 26, 2017.

Dadang said that the suspects involved in the cases have been identified as Abdul Chalid, also known as Tengku Arjo or Harjo; Asep Permana, and M. Devisah Amran, also known as Didi Ahmad Salam. The three were suspected of issuing fake tax return. Money the suspects made out of the crime was said to be pooled in several assets to disguise the illegal practice.

Dadang said that any money made by the suspects from providing fake tax returns will be confiscated by the government "to give a deterrent effect [for the suspects] and prevent them from repeating the same crime."

Dadang added that Abdul Chalid is known as a repeat offender who was once jailed for the same crime. "We found 30 stamps of different tax offices and 70 fraudulent company stamps in his office," Dadang said.

VINDRY FLORENTIN