Legal Anatomy of Suspicious Transactions

The court's decision should be used as a requirement for the freezing and confiscation of questionable assets. Not the other way around – seizing the assets but leaving the accusers untouched by the law.

The court's ruling against the perpetrator of the criminal act of money laundering should be used as the requirement for the freezing and confiscation of questionable wealth. Not, the other way around where assets are seized but the perpetrators go untouched by the law.

The news regarding the assets of Rafael Alun Trisambodo, a tax official at the Finance Ministry, caught the attention of the public, not only due to the large amount of his wealth reported to the State Official Wealth Report (LHKPN) but also because of the findings of money worth tens of billions of rupiah in safe deposit boxes. Rafael’s questionable wealth has been in the spotlight because it does not match his profile as a state civil servant.