PPATK: First Travel Uses Umrah Funds to Purchase Private Assets
19 August 2017 17:30 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has analyzed dozens of accounts related to hajj and umrah of travel agent First Travel. PPATK deputy head Dian Rae stated that the accounts that they checked were not only in one bank but multiple banks.
"Based on preliminary analysis, it revealed that the umrah fund was not only used to finance umrah, but it was also used to purchase personal assets," Dian said on Saturday, August 19.
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Related to a request for an assistance from National Police Headquarters (Mabes Polri) to trace First Travel account, Dian said that there has not been any official requests. Nevertheless, PPATK proactively traced the fund of the troubled travel agent.
At the end of the day, Dian explained, the results of their analysis will be handed to the police. "The results of PPATK analysis will be brought to the police as soon as possible, including the instantiation of alleged money laundering committed by First Travel," she continued.
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