Jakarta – A widening examination into alleged tax corruption in Indonesia has led to travel bans for five individuals, including Ken Dwijugiasteadi, former Director General of Taxes. The Attorney GeneralS Office is probing claims of bribery adn tax manipulation involving officials at the Directorate General of Taxes between 2016 and 2020,a period of meaningful focus on increasing state revenue. The case centers around allegations that companies received reduced tax liabilities in exchange for illicit payments to tax officials, raising concerns about the integrity of Indonesia’s tax system.
Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office is investigating allegations of bribery linked to tax manipulation allegedly carried out by officials at the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) between 2016 and 2020. The investigation has led to travel bans for five individuals, including former Director General of Taxes Ken Dwijugiasteadi.
While the Attorney General’s Office has not yet detailed the specifics of the alleged tax scheme, investigators have conducted searches at multiple locations.
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“The scheme involved reducing the tax obligations of companies or taxpayers between 2016 and 2020 by tax officials,” said Anang Supriatna, Head of the Attorney General’s Office’s Information Center, on Tuesday, November 18.
Supriatna did not identify the companies involved, but confirmed that payments were made to tax officials in exchange for manipulating tax liabilities.
“There was compensation for reducing the amounts owed. This means there was an agreement and a payment – a bribe. The goal was to reduce tax payments for a specific purpose, and payments were made to facilitate that,” Supriatna explained.
The case is now in the investigation phase, though prosecutors have not yet released full details.
“That’s all for now. Witnesses have been questioned, and several people have been interviewed,” he added.
5 People Barred From Travel, Including Former Tax Chief
The Attorney General’s Office has now prevented five individuals from leaving the country in connection with the alleged tax corruption case from 2016-2020. Among those barred from travel is former Director General of Taxes Ken Dwijugiasteadi.
“It is true that the Attorney General’s Office has requested a travel ban against several parties in the alleged corruption case involving the reduction of tax obligations of companies or taxpayers between 2016-2020 by tax officials/employees at the Directorate of Taxes of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia,” Supriatna told reporters on Thursday, November 20.
Supriatna did not provide details on the identities of the other four individuals subject to the travel ban, but confirmed they are all witnesses in the alleged bribery case.
The Directorate General of Immigration confirmed receiving a request from the Attorney General’s Office to prevent the five individuals from traveling abroad, effective November 14, 2025, for the next six months.
“The person subject to the travel ban requested by the Attorney General’s Office is Ken Dwijugiasteadi,” said Acting Director General of Immigration, Yuldi Yusman.
The five individuals barred from leaving the country are:
1. Ken Dwijugiasteadi, former Director General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance
2. Victor Rachmat Hartono
3. Karl Layman
4. Heru Budijanto Prabowo
5. Bernadette Ning Dijah Prananingrum
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