Kejagung: The Hunt for Eddy Tansil's Assets Is Not Over

The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has stated it is still tracing other assets belonging to convicted corruption fugitive Eddy Tansil, who has been on the run for 30 years. Head of the Asset Recovery Agency (BPA) at Kejagung, Kuntadi, emphasised that the seizure of Eddy Tansil’s assets will not stop at the Rp51 billion in cash alone. He explained that according to the applicable court ruling, Eddy was sentenced to pay a restitution fine of Rp500 billion. Therefore, Kejagung continues to trace other assets to recover state financial losses. “Eddy Tansil was sentenced to pay restitution of Rp500 billion. The assets we managed to trace some time ago and have successfully taken control of are only worth Rp50 billion plus three property assets,” he told reporters on Wednesday (24/6). Kuntadi said his party has detected a number of other valuable assets belonging to Eddy that are still in Indonesia. He confirmed that their possession will be taken over for the state in the near future. “Of course, we will continue to pursue this convict’s assets until his obligations are fully settled,” he said. Previously, the Asset Recovery Agency of the Attorney General’s Office announced the handover of Eddy Tansil’s assets to the state. The assets handed over included Rp51.6 billion in cash, 20 plots of land, a villa, and a factory. Eddy Tansil’s assets were obtained through intensive negotiations with a state-owned bank that is a merger of four banks, including Bank Bapindo. Kejagung stated the bank was willing to hand over Eddy Tansil’s assets, which were previously under their control, valued at Rp82,680,537,548. In addition to the asset hunt, Kejagung previously stated it is also still searching for Eddy Tansil, who is suspected of having fled abroad since 1996. “Until now we are trying, but so far we have not found him,” said Kapuspenkum Kejagung Anang Supriatna to reporters at the Kejagung Round Building, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Tuesday (23/6). Regarding information on Eddy Tansil’s whereabouts through his family, Anang said the investigative team has not yet found any leads. It is known that the family voluntarily handed over assets some time ago. “We have asked the family, but have not found him yet,” he added. Eddy Tansil is a corruption convict from the New Order era related to the Bank Bapindo embezzlement case. Eddy was found guilty of embezzling US$565 million (Rp10.1 trillion at the current exchange rate) through Bank Bapindo credit. In 1994, the Central Jakarta District Court handed down a guilty verdict against Eddy Tansil. Eddy Tansil remained convicted up to the cassation level, which was decided in 1995. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and a fine of Rp30 million. He was also ordered to pay restitution of Rp500 million and compensate for state losses of Rp1.3 trillion. After being found guilty, he was imprisoned at Cipinang Penitentiary. On 4 May 1996, Eddy Tansil escaped from Cipinang prison and has disappeared ever since. In 2013, Kejagung claimed to have received information that Eddy Tansil was in China. However, to this day, Eddy Tansil has never been seen again. His whereabouts remain a mystery. Although Eddy Tansil has not been arrested, Kejagung continues to process a number of Eddy Tansil’s assets in Indonesia. Eddy Tansil’s house and several other assets began to be auctioned in 2021.