TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Pending the payment of Rp2.5 trillion in fines from Asian Agri Group, the Attorney General's Office will monitor the 14 companies owned by tycoon Sukanto Tanoto to prevent transfers of asset ownership. "Time allowed to pay the fines is one year," Attorney General Basrief Arief said.
Implicated in a tax evasion case, Asian Agri was fined Rp2.5 trillion by the AGO. Former Asian Agri tax manager Suwir Laut also received two years in prison and three years probation.
Basrief said his side had met with Directorate-General of Taxation, the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Center for Financial Transaction Analysis and Reporting to discuss securing Asian Agri's assets, and the meeting agreed to keep watch on the 14 companies. The company will file for appeal in July. (*)