inp.polri.go.id - Investigators from the Directorate of Special Crimes of Criminal Investigation Agency of the National Police examined 12 witnesses by examining 4 witnesses on Thursday (7/14/2022). The four examined witnesses were; ACT founder (Ahyudin), ACT Executive or Senior Vice President of Global Islamic Philanthropy (Hariyana), ACT secretary for the 2009-2019 period or ACT Board of Trustees Chairperson (Novariadi Imam Akbar), and the Manager of PT Lion Mentari (Ganjar Rahayu). Investigators from the Directorate of Special Crimes of Criminal Investigation Agency of the National Police said new findings allege that new companies were used as "shells" of the Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) foundation, namely for money laundering. The Directorate of Special Crimes of Criminal Investigation Agency of the National Police, Police Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan Februanto, S.I.K., M.H., said that his party was investigating the alleged use of the company as a shell of ACT. "There is an allegation of using new companies as shells of the ACT company, this is being investigated," explained the Directorate of Special Crimes of Criminal Investigation Agency of the National Police, Friday (7/15/2022) He explained that the Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 127/PMK.010/2016 in Article 2 paragraph (4) states that shell companies (special purpose vehicles) can obtain tax amnesty, because they are intermediate companies established solely to carry out tax amnesty to certain special functions for the benefit of the founders, such as purchasing and/or investment financing, and not conducting active business activities. "A shell company that is formed, but does not operate according to its establishment, is only to act as a money laundering company," he explained further. Meanwhile, related to this case, he said, the search was in accordance with the information provided by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK). "Later on, we will reveal that there are names of companies that are shells of ACT. So it seems as if the company is operating under ACT, but it's the same that they run it themselves. There are company a, company b, company c, he also made it all," said the One-Star General. However, he has not disclosed the number and names of shell companies owned by ACT in the form of charitable institutions. The director of the Directorate of Special Crimes confirmed that there was an alleged money laundering crime (TPPU) committed by ACT with the shell company. "Definitely (there is money laundering). It is based on a study from the Financial Transaction Analysis Reporting Center (PPATK)," he said.