PPATK Finds 1,066 Suspicious Transactions in Regional Elections
9 March 2018 17:08 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has found 53 electronic and 1,066 suspicious cash transactions related to the 2018 regional elections (Pilkada). The suspicious flow of funds was estimated to be tens of billions of rupiahs.
PPATK Deputy Chairman Dian Ediana Rae said the suspicious fund transfers came from multiple accounts, allegedly related to the Pilkada 2018 candidates. The data comprise transactions records from late 2017 to the first quarter of 2018.
“It has increased [the suspicious transactions],” said Dian at PPATK Office, Central Jakarta, Friday, March 9.
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Dian said that PPATK was still looking into the suspicious transactions. The analysis, he said, was aimed at detecting any alleged violation in the transactions.
If the suspected violation leads to the Pilkada, said Dian, the data would be submitted to the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu). Meanwhile, if it leads to corruption, it will be submitted to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
M ROSSENO AJI
