INTRAC will begin to focus research on the flow of funds to political parties and politicians in it ahead of the upcoming general elections (elections) in 2014.

INTRAC will begin to focus research on the flow of funds to political parties and politicians in it ahead of the upcoming general elections (elections) in 2014.



Center for Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (INTRAC) will begin to focus research on the flow of funds to political parties and politicians in it ahead of the upcoming general elections (elections) in 2014.

This was conveyed by the Head of INTRAC M Yusuf, Wednesday (01/09/2012), after meeting with the United Development Party (PPP) in the Parliament House Senayan Complex.

"In 2011 then, we focus on the forestry fund, in 2012 the education budget and the legislature, in 2013, we will study the flow of elections. All suspicious accounts both individuals and non, including those that will be traced," said Yusuf.

Yusuf said the study about the flow of funds will be made INTRAC for one year. It is expected by the end of 2013, INTRAC was able to release its findings to the public.

"Objects in our study is that whoever is involved in the electoral process, all stakeholders, including party officials who enter the structure," said Joseph.

Planning this research, he added, had discussed the internal INTRAC. Furthermore, INTRAC will finalize the concept of research to be done before they start examining suspicious transactions to the domain INTRAC.

"If there are findings, we will submit the results to law enforcement. Commission or to a political party, we have no obligation," he added.

In the search for suspicious transactions, INTRAC has established cooperation with the users of financial services (PFS) to business sectors such as property and automobiles are prone to be used as a means of laundering money.

In 2012, INTRAC least find around Rp 100 trillion money supply are thought to have come from the practice of irregularities. The number is from 108 145 suspicious transactions received PPATK found in 1700 and 115 CHD accounts.

Of that amount, a total of 276 transactions have been forwarded to law enforcement agencies such as police, prosecutors, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the National Narcotics Agency, Ministry of Finance and the Directorate General of Taxation.

Suspicious transactions is obtained by looking at the profile clients such as employment, wages, to use the money in question. The most common modes are cash withdrawals and purchases a large amount of foreign currency that do not fit the profile work.