Embezzle BPJS Health Contribution Rp471 Million, Women In Medan Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison

The panel of judges at the Medan District Court, North Sumatra, sentenced the defendant Devi Juliani (45) to three years in prison for embezzling BPJS Kesehatan contributions amounting to Rp471 million.

"Sentenced the defendant Devi Juliani to three years in prison," said Chief Judge Pinta Uli Tarigan, at the Medan District Court as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, November 21.

The panel of judges assessed that the defendant Devi, who is a former employee with the position of Admin Officer of PT Hasjrat Tjipta, was found guilty of embezzlement.

PT Hasjrat Tjipta itself is under the auspices of Paya Pinang Group which is engaged in oil palm and rubber plantations with a head office in Medan City, North Sumatra.

"The defendant is believed to have violated Article 374 of the Criminal Code, as the first alternative indictment," said Judge Pinta.

According to the judge, the aggravating thing about the defendant Devi's actions was a woman resident of Jalan Putri Merak Jingga, West Medan District, Medan City, causing Paya Pinang Group losses. Defendant Devi has enjoyed the results of her crime in a relatively large amount, namely Rp471,073,159.

"The situation was mitigating, the defendant was polite at the trial, the defendant stated frankly and admitted his actions," explained Judge Pinta.

The verdict is the same as the demands of the Public Prosecutor of the Medan Attorney General's Office, Novalita Suryani Siahaan, previously charged the defendant Devi with imprisonment for three years.

Public Prosecutor Novalita in her indictment explained that the defendant Devi had worked since 2009 at PT Hasjrat Tjipta under the auspices of Paya Pinang Group and had committed embezzlement of company money.

The defendant has the task of managing the administration, correspondence, and payment of BPJS Health bills for Paya Pinang Group employees and its subsidiaries, namely PT Perusahaan Dagang Paya Pinang, PT Sumber Sawit Makmur, and PT Hasjrat Tjipta. known to have committed illegal acts from March 4, 2022 to January 3, 2023.

According to the information from the Public Prosecutor's Office of Medan, the defendant Devi made a fake billing statement using a computer application, and it seemed as if it came from BPJS Kesehatan Medan.

It is known that some of the money disbursed by the defendant was not deposited with BPJS Kesehatan Medan, even though the report to the company was made in such a way as if the payment had been made.

The prosecutor said that the total loss caused by the defendant Devi's actions reached more than IDR 471 million.

"The losses are spread across three companies, namely PT Perusahaan Dagang Paya Pinang which suffered losses of more than Rp. 152 million, PT Sumber Sawit Makmur Rp. 141 million more, and PT Hasjrat Tjipta Rp. 176 million more," said Public Prosecutor Novalita.