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UPAYA PERLINDUNGAN TERHADAP HARTA KEKAYAAN HASIL TINDAK PIDANA PENCUCIAN UANG DI LUAR NEGERI TERHADAP PPATK
EFFORTS TO PROTECT ASSETS RESULTING FROM MONEY LAUNDERING CRIMES ABROAD BY THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTION REPORTS AND ANALYSIS CENTER (PPATK) ABSTRACT PERPETRATORS OF MONEY LAUNDERING CRIMES, WITH THE AIM OF HIDING OR DISGUISING THE ORIGINS OF THEIR WEALTH DERIVED FROM OR SUSPECTED TO BE DERIVED FROM CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, OFTEN ATTEMPT TO STORE THESE ASSETS ABROAD. THEREFORE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND HOW ASSETS ARE STORED ABROAD TO REMAIN HIDDEN AND THEIR ORIGINS DISGUISED, AS WELL AS THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTION REPORTS AND ANALYSIS CENTER (PPATK) TO PROTECT ASSETS SUSPECTED TO BE THE PROCEEDS OF MONEY LAUNDERING STORED ABROAD. THIS RESEARCH IS NORMATIVE, WITH THE SOURCES OF RESEARCH MATERIALS OBTAINED FROM LITERATURE STUDIES, ANALYZED QUALITATIVELY, WITH CONCLUSIONS DRAWN DEDUCTIVELY. THE FINDINGS OF THIS RESEARCH INDICATE THAT THE METHODS USED BY PERPETRATORS OF MONEY LAUNDERING TO STORE ASSETS ABROAD TO KEEP THEM HIDDEN AND DISGUISE THEIR ORIGINS INCLUDE: FIRST, CARRYING CASH ABROAD, THEN EXCHANGING IT FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY AT A FOREIGN BANK AND STORING IT IN THAT BANK; SECOND, TRANSFERRING SUMS OF MONEY TO SEVERAL BANK ACCOUNTS ABROAD; AND THIRD, INVESTING ASSETS AS CAPITAL IN SEVERAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ABROAD. PPATK'S EFFORTS TO PROTECT ASSETS SUSPECTED TO BE THE PROCEEDS OF MONEY LAUNDERING STORED ABROAD INCLUDE: FIRST, ENGAGING IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES (FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS (FIUS)) IN THE FORM OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE FOR ASSET TRACING REQUIRED BY INVESTIGATORS AND PROSECUTORS; AND SECOND, CONDUCTING ANALYSIS OR EXAMINATION OF REPORTS AND INFORMATION ON SUSPICIOUS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING ASSETS STORED ABROAD TO BE FORWARDED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR OTHER AUTHORIZED INSTITUTIONS, WHICH CAN BE USED AS PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE IN THE PROCESS OF FREEZING AND EVENTUALLY SEIZING THOSE ASSETS BASED ON A FINAL AND LEGALLY BINDING COURT DECISION. KEYWORDS: ASSETS; ABROAD; PPATK; MONEY LAUNDERING CRIME.