AGO's Asset Recovery Agency Forms Task Force to Track Corruptors' Assets

The Asset Recovery Agency (BPA) of the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office has formed a special task force tasked with tracking all assets of corruptors or perpetrators of long-standing corruption cases. BPA Head Kuntadi stated that the task force recently succeeded in tracing assets belonging to Edy Tansil, a convict in the Rp1.3 trillion Bank Bapindo credit fraud case who escaped from Cipinang Prison, East Jakarta, in 1998. “We will continue to trace assets in several other cases,” Kuntadi said during a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday. According to him, this special task force can work effectively to resolve outstanding receivables arising from criminal court decisions. Additionally, the BPA is actively conducting public outreach, as community participation in auctions organised by the Attorney General’s Office remains very low. To boost public participation, the BPA Fair was held and attracted significant public interest. “Judging from the sales rate which reached 94 percent, out of 308 items offered for sale, 297 were successfully sold with a total value of approximately Rp997,315,904.00,” he said. Kuntadi noted that the BPA has also effectively utilised Article 131 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which allows for the sale of items deemed perishable, dangerous, or costly to maintain. Efforts are currently underway to expedite the disposal of evidence seized in Central Kalimantan in the form of coal. “God willing, by early July we hope to sell it, so that because this commodity is perishable and flammable, its sale can safeguard state finances,” he revealed. The BPA’s management division also actively manages seized and confiscated assets by maintaining the operations of those with high economic value and production capacity. According to Kuntadi, through the management of corruptors’ asset evidence, layoffs of employees at seized properties can be avoided and the value of the evidence can be preserved. He cited the management of evidence from the PT Orbit Terminal Minyak refinery, where the BPA is currently cooperating with PT Pertamina Patraniaga to keep the seized asset operational, ensuring it can still support fuel supply needs in Indonesia. “And at the same time, we maintain the economic value of these refineries, because during management, maintenance and upkeep are still preserved,” he stated.