KPK Receives Rp9.4 Billion Return from Witness in Banjarmasin Tax Office Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stated that a witness in the development of a corruption case implicating former Head of the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office (KPP Madya Banjarmasin) Mulyono Purwo Wijoyo returned USD 530,000, or approximately Rp9,458,380,000, during questioning. “From the examination conducted, a witness subsequently returned money in foreign currency amounting to USD 530,000,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building in Jakarta on Wednesday (5/8). According to Budi, the KPK has so far only obtained information that the money was received by the witness from a taxpayer. Therefore, the KPK has decided to investigate the return of the money further. “This matter will be material in the investigation process of this case to be traced further and probed more deeply, especially its connection to the provision of the money,” he said. Previously, on 4 February 2026, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) within the KPP Madya Banjarmasin. A day later, the KPK named Mulyono Purno Wijoyo, KPP Madya Banjarmasin tax officer Dian Jaya Demega, and Finance Manager of PT Buana Karya Bhakti Venasius Jenarus Genggor as suspects in an alleged bribery case related to the value-added tax (VAT) restitution process for the palm oil plantation sector. The KPK explained that the case began with a request for an appreciation fee after KPP Madya Banjarmasin received a VAT restitution application from PT Buana Karya Bhakti. The company applied for a VAT restitution for the 2024 tax year with an overpayment status. The KPP examination revealed an overpayment value of Rp49.47 billion with a fiscal correction of Rp1.14 billion, resulting in a restitution claim value of Rp48.3 billion. For processing this, the suspects allegedly received Rp1.5 billion, which was divided according to their respective shares.