Regarding Zarof Ricar Case, Attorney General's Office Designates One Money Laundering Suspect

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has designated one suspect in the alleged money laundering (TPPU) case related to the bribery conviction of Zarof Ricar. “Today, the investigative team from the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) has named suspect AW (Agung Winarno) in the money laundering case,” stated Director of Investigations (Dirdik) of Jampidsus Kejagung, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, at the Jampidsus Kejagung building in Jakarta on Thursday. Syarief explained that AW’s connection to Zarof Ricar stems from their involvement in a film project titled Sang Pengadil. At that time, Zarof invited AW to provide financial support for the film’s production. The Rp4.5 billion production budget was divided into three parts: AW contributed Rp1.5 billion, Zarof Ricar Rp1.5 billion, and GR (the production house) Rp1.5 billion. Subsequently, investigators raided AW’s office, where they discovered numerous documents proving ownership of land belonging to Zarof Ricar. Additionally, they found a quantity of cash and gold bars. He revealed that AW was aware that entrusting these assets was intended to hide or disguise their origins, which from the outset were suspected to stem from corruption in the form of bribes committed by Zarof Ricar. For his actions, AW is charged under Article 607 paragraph (1) letter c of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code. Following his designation as a suspect, AW will be detained for the next 20 days at the Salemba Detention Centre Branch of the Attorney General’s Office. Zarof Ricar is a former Supreme Court (MA) official and convict in the alleged bribery and gratification case. His sentence was increased on appeal to 18 years’ imprisonment. Previously, the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the first instance imposed a 16-year prison sentence.