Meet The Shaman, Female Legislative Candidate In Pekalongan Asks For High Votes And A Turnover Of IDR 300 Million To IDR 3 Billion

JAKARTA - A female legislative candidate from Pekalongan became a victim of a money multiplier shaman. Unmitigated, the capital spent by the victim was to double the money amounting to Rp300 million, in order to get Rp3 billion.

The Pekalongan Police who received the report immediately carried out an investigation. As a result, the two perpetrators, S alias Muchlis (58) and R alias Gus Abin (35) were arrested.

Pekalongan Police Chief AKBP Wahyu Rohadi said the fraud incident occurred on Thursday, February 8, 2024. The victim was initially introduced to the perpetrator through his friend.

After the introduction took place, a place and time were finally determined to perform the money doubling ritual and also to increase the votes acquired by legislative candidates in the 2024 General Election.

"For the place, namely in the room of the victim's house, in Salakbrojo Village, Kedungwuni District, Pekalongan Regency. The victim provided funds of Rp. 300 million which would later become Rp. 3 billion," explained Wahyu Rohadi.

After the ritual was completed, the victim and his friend went out to buy food, but Gus Abin (the perpetrator) did not participate.

"After feeling safe, the perpetrator said goodbye to the victim's husband and had borrowed the victim's motorbike," he explained.

When the victim returned home, he felt suspicious because he found out that the perpetrator was gone, he immediately went to the room and checked the money, but it turned out that Rp. 300 million had been taken away by the perpetrator.

The victim tried to find the whereabouts of the perpetrator and finally found his motorbike on the Pekajangan area road which had been left by the perpetrator.

"Meanwhile, the perpetrators who have fled have been arrested by the Pekalongan Police in the Tangerang area on Sunday, February 18," said Wahyu Rohadi.

From the results of the examination, Rp. 300 million belonging to the victim was used by the perpetrators to buy land worth Rp. 150 million, Rp. 100 million for spree and the remaining Rp. 50 million was used to pay off debts.

"From the Rp50 million, we managed to secure Rp23 million which is still being held by the perpetrators," he said.

As a result of his actions, the perpetrator was charged with Article 378 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 56 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code or Article 378 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 4 years.