Finance Ministry Suspects 127 Officials
1 November 2013 14:06 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Finance (Ministry), has received 95 reports on suspicious financial transactions involving its employees. The reports, delivered by the Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), stated that there are 127 ministry officials who are suspected of conducting illegal transactions starting from 2007 to March 2013.
Head of the Communication and Information Bureau at the Ministry Yudi Pramadi, explained that the Ministry has investigated a total 88 reports.
"From the investigated reports, 66 reports that include 83 names of the officials have been audited and have confirmed the presence of abuse of power," Yudi said on Friday, November 1.
Currently, the Inspectorate General is on the process of investigating seven reports of suspicious financial transactions involving 15 Ministry officials.
BERNADETTE CHRISTINA MUNTHE