KPK opens possibility to investigate other taxpayers in Banjarmasin tax office bribery case

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has opened the possibility of investigating other taxpayers besides PT Buana Karya Bhakti in the bribery case at the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office (KPP Madya Banjarmasin), South Kalimantan.

“There is an open opportunity to conduct further investigations,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Budi explained that the KPK would pursue this if the ongoing investigation uncovers practices of conditioning tax refunds for other taxpayers besides PT Buana Karya Bhakti.

“This will certainly be material that investigators delve into,” he said.

Previously, on 4 February 2026, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) in the environment of the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office.

In the operation, the KPK arrested the Head of the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office, Mulyono, a civil servant (ASN), and one private party involved in the value-added tax (VAT) refund process in the palm oil plantation sector.

The following day, the KPK named Mulyono (MLY), tax employee at the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office Dian Jaya Demega (DJD), and Finance Manager of PT Buana Karya Bhakti Venasius Jenarus Genggor (VNZ) as suspects.

The KPK explained that the case began with a request for appreciation money after the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office received a VAT refund application from PT Buana Karya Bhakti.

The company applied for a VAT refund for the 2024 tax year with an overpayment status.

The tax office’s examination results showed an overpayment value of Rp49.47 billion with a fiscal correction of Rp1.14 billion, so the applied refund amount became Rp48.3 billion.