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Indonesia graft agency arrests tax official at centre of wealth scandal

Rafael Alun Trisambodo, senior tax officer arrested by Indonesia's anti-graft agency on corruption charges in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 3, 2023. Antara Foto/M Risyal Hidayat/via REUTERS

Indonesia's anti-graft agency on Monday arrested a senior tax officer on corruption charges, in a case that has sown distrust among the public against tax officials and triggered calls to boycott paying taxes.

Rafael Alun Trisambodo allegedly received about $90,000 in kickbacks from taxpayers via a consultancy group he founded to resolve their tax disputes, Firli Bahuri, head of the anti-graft agency, KPK, told a news conference.

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