Concert Tricks In Central Kalimantan Catut The Names Of Tulus And NDX AKA, The Perpetrators Are Threatened With 5 Years In Prison

JAKARTA - The suspect in the concert fraud case in Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan (Central Kalimantan) Arick Permana, which resulted in the victim's loss of hundreds of millions of rupiah, is threatened with five years in prison.

The Head of Public Relations of the Central Kalimantan Police, Kombes Pol. Erlan Munaji, said that Arick Pramana, who is also a former public figure, has now been detained at the Central Kalimantan Police Headquarters Detention Center.

"For the articles suspected of Article 45A paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 28 paragraph (1) of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning electronic information and transactions in conjunction with Article 45A paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 28 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the second amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions and Article 378 of the Criminal Code," Erlan said in Palangka Raya, Wednesday, October 30, confiscated by Antara.

He said that the suspect carried out his action in May 2023 by creating an Instagram account with the name @warawirifestkalteng.

In the Instagram account, the suspect then made information about the music concert of Tulus artists from Jakarta and NDX AKA from Yogyakarta which will be held in December 2023.

"From this information, many people from inside Palangka Raya City and outside Palangka Raya City are interested and buy tickets for the music concert," he said.

Erlan added, the result was as many as 715 tickets which were sold with a value of Rp. 215 million.

However, over time, the suspect used the @warawirifestkalteng account to unilaterally cancel the music concert in October 2023.

"This makes people who are victims furious and report the incident to the Central Kalimantan Police," he said.

Erlan continued, from the loss, the suspect had returned the ticket purchase money to a number of victims.

Of the total tickets of 715, 157 people have returned their money with a nominal value of Rp90 million, while another 207 people of Rp108 million have not been returned by the suspect.

"Based on the suspect's statement, the money was used for personal gain," said Erlan.