2 Fugitives Convicted Of Fraud And Embezzlement Arrested By The Prosecutor's Office

Budi Santoso and Klemens Sukarno Candra were convicted of fraud and embezzlement at the Surabaya Kejari Office after being arrested, Tuesday (1/8/2023). ANTARA/HO-Kejari Surabaya

The East Java High Prosecutor's Team for Arresting Fugitives (Tabur) and the Surabaya District Attorney's Office arrested two bosses or directors of the development company PT Sipoa Group who were convicted of fraud and embezzlement.

Both are Budi Santoso and Klemens Sukarno Candra who have been named on the wanted list (DPO) or fugitive since June 2023.

"We arrested the two DPOs without resistance in the Waru area, Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, this afternoon at around 12.30 WIB," said Head of the Surabaya Kejari Intelligence Section, Putu Arya Wibisana, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 1.

Tim Tabur Kejati Jatim dan Kejari Surabaya awalnya mendeteksi keberadaan kedua buronan terpidana kasus penipuan dan penggelapan di sekitar Surabaya dan Sidoarjo.

Arya explained, after two days of tracking, finally the two convicts' DPOs were arrested.

Furthermore, the team handed over the two convicts to the Executing Prosecutor for execution based on the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia Number: 131 K/Pid/2020 dated April 15, 2020, which sentenced each to 3 years and 6 months in prison.

The convicts Budi Santoso and Klemens Sukarno Candra were found guilty of fraud in accordance with the provisions of Article 378 of the Criminal Code (KUHP).

The case was reported by Syane Angely Tjiongan with the Report Number LPB/1576/XII/2017/UM/JATIM representing 71 buyers of the Royal Avatar World Apartment (Sipoa Group) on Jalan Wisata Menanggal, Waru, Sidoarjo Regency.

The reporter said that the Sipoa Group's promise as the developer to complete the apartment building in 2017 was not kept. Even though some buyers have made payments with the total money that goes into the developer reaching Rp12 billion according to proof of purchase receipts.

"We have included the convicts Budi Santoso and Klemens Sukarno Candra in the Surabaya Class 1 Penitentiary or Prison in Porong, Sidoarjo to serve a sentence," he said.