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JAKARTA – Deputy Chairman of the KPK, Ibnu Basuki Widodo, has revealed that the majority of corruptors are men. They tend to launder their dirty money through ‘ani-ani’ or their female mistresses.

Ibnu made this statement during a socialisation session on strengthening integrity and anti-corruption practices at the Purwokerto District Court recently. He noted that 81% of corruptors are men, based on KPK data.

“Usually, the perpetrators are mostly men. 81% are men,” said Ibnu, quoted from the Purwokerto District Court YouTube channel on Monday (20/4/2026).

Ibnu explained that this is not without reason. He found that men who commit corruption often struggle to distribute their dirty money in ways that avoid detection by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK).

“Once they have committed corruption, the corruptor has already allocated funds for everything. Money for the wife, family, children—all covered. For charity, worship—all done. Donations here and there, holidays—all sorted. Savings—all set. He’s confused. Where to put this Rp 1 billion? If hidden under the bed, he’s afraid cockroaches will eat it. If put in savings, he’s afraid of the PPATK. That’s the most feared,” said Ibnu.

For this reason, Ibnu revealed that corruptors often seek other places to stash their dirty money. He found that young women become targets for parking corruption proceeds.

“He sees those pretty ones over there. Starts looking for the clear-skinned ones. Approaches a university student? Where do you study, dear? ‘Hi mas,’ who is that girl? Called ‘mas’ even though he’s old, then she (the girl) says, ‘mas is still young,’” said Ibnu.

Ibnu observed that when money flows to these women, it can be considered a money laundering offence (TPPU). The KPK classifies these women as passive perpetrators because they receive funds originating from corruption crimes.

“That’s the first TPPU, one of the first TPPUs done as a passive perpetrator, receiving, saving, and storing in relation to a corruption crime,” said Ibnu.

This signals that women should be more cautious to avoid the snares of TPPU by accepting dirty money from corruptors.

“So we must suspect that the money comes from crime. At the very least, it comes from crime, Article 480 on receiving stolen goods,” said Ibnu.