Police are investigating actress Hana Hanifah’s potential involvement in receiving hundreds of millions of rupiah related to a corruption case concerning fake business trip claims at the Secretariat of the Riau Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD).
Riau Police Public Relations Head, Kombes Anom Karibianto, clarified that the money Hana had received since as early as November 2021 did not come from Muflihun, the former Acting Mayor of Pekanbaru, but from someone working at the Riau DPRD Secretariat.
Muflihun, who served as the acting secretary of the Riau DPRD in 2020-2021, is also under investigation in relation to this case.
Anom further stated that Hana Hanifah will be summoned again for further questioning to clarify the flow of funds she received and the evidence in the case.
Hana had previously missed the first summons from investigators on December 5, 2024, without providing an explanation.
The case involves allegations of corruption related to fake business trips at the Riau DPRD Secretariat during 2020-2021.
Investigators have uncovered thousands of fraudulent travel orders and 35,836 fake flight tickets. This is particularly suspicious given that commercial flights were severely limited during the pandemic in 2020-2021.
The investigation has now moved from the preliminary inquiry phase to a formal investigation.
As part of the probe, authorities recently seized four apartments in Citra Plaza Nagoya, Batam, which are suspected to be linked to the illicit proceeds from the fake business trips.
One of the seized properties is owned by Muflihun, who is also implicated in the case.
