KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), Ivan Yustiavandana, revealed that there has been a massive increase in suspicious financial transactions ahead of the 2024 democratic party. 

Since January, Ivan said, the PPATK has been monitoring financial transactions ahead of the 2024 elections. The suspicious financial transactions found by the PPATK, for example, are related to parties involved in political contests.

"There has been a massive increase in suspicious financial transactions, for example, related to parties in the contest. What we get is called DCT, we get DCT." Ivan said when met at the PPATK Dissemination at the Pullman Hotel, West Jakarta, Thursday (14/12).

Ivan explained, from the Permanent Candidate List (DCT), they followed and found that there were massive transactions related to the election reported to the PPATK. 

The suspicious financial transactions, Ivan said, amounted to trillions with thousands of names. Unfortunately, Ivan did not specify the exact amount. 

The increase in transactions of more than 100% occurred in the second semester of the year. Where the increase in financial transactions is in cash transactions, suspicious financial transactions, and others. "We are currently investigating this," he added.

However, the increase in financial transactions ahead of the election, Ivan said, is not in line with the fluctuations in the special campaign fund account (RKDK). Where the RKDK, Ivan said, should be used as a fund for political campaign activities. 

"Our experience is that the RKDK should be used to finance political campaign activities. It tends to be flat. The transactions do not move. What moves are actually on the other parties," Ivan said.

This raises the question of where the campaign financing and others come from if the RKDK does not move. From there, Ivan worries that the funds used are actually from inappropriate or illegal sources. 

"We ask where the campaign financing and others come from if the RKDK does not move, well we see there is a potential for people to get illegal sources used to help things like that," he explained.

Regarding this, Ivan said his party has written to the KPU and Bawaslu about the suspicious transactions amounting to trillions. All data information has been submitted to the KPU and Bawaslu. 

"(Which party has the increase?) Many, not necessarily parties, individuals and all sorts. We want this political contest to be a competition of vision and mission, not money power, especially if there is involvement from illegal sources," Ivan said.

Editor: Syamsul Azhar