TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-Following the leak of Panama Papers document, a prominent Indonesian billionaire has been revealed as one of Mossack Fonseca’s clients. The names listed in Forbes Indonesia Rich List also add to long list of tax evaders.
Among the names listed in the documents is Sandiaga Uno, a businessman running for Jakarta governor. Sandiaga himself has allowed the media to publish his offshore companies to prove it.
Sandiaga said that he has planned to disclose everything as he is currently in the process of running for public office. However, there has yet any prove that he uses his companies for ilicit purposes.
Besides Sandiaga Uno, Riza Chalid and Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra are also named in the list in Mossack Fonseca documents.
Riza Chalid were entangled in “Papa Minta Saham” (Freeport Shakedown) case. Riza was also alleged to have arranged a conspiracy soon after Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said reported an alleged misusing president and vice president’s name. While Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra is a fugitive of Bank Bali cessie case.
The leak of Panama Papers has drawn back the curtain on the alleged largest tax evasion cases in history. Based in Nevada, the firm tries to protect itself and its clients from legal consequences. Mossack assists its clients to manage offsore firms.
Indonesian Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro told Tempo that the government has collected the data on thousands of offshore and shell companies belong to Indonesians. Bambang said Tax Amnesty Bill, which is currently being deliberated, is prepared by the government in a bid to repatriate all funds which possibly amounted to trillions of rupiah.
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