Husband And Wife Defendant Investing Bodong Yalsa Boutique Sued 15 Years In Prison

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BANDA ACEH - The Aceh High Prosecutor's Office stated that the public prosecutor of a fraudulent investment case with losses to the community of more than Rp. 164 billion demanded that the accused husband and wife be sentenced to 15 years in prison each.

Head of the Legal Information Section of the Aceh High Prosecutor's Office, Munawal Hadi, explained that the prosecution read out the demands at the trial at the Banda Aceh District Court, Wednesday, December 8.

"In his charge, the public prosecutor stated that the two defendants were proven legally and convincingly guilty of illegally collecting funds or investments from the public," said Munawal Hadi, quoted by Antara, Thursday, December 9.

The two defendants are husband and wife Syafrizal bin Razali and Siti Hilmi Amrulloh bint Sukahar. The two defendants raised public funds through the CV Yalsa Boutique company.

Munawal Hadi said that the public prosecutor declared the two defendants guilty legally and convincingly of violating Article 378 in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the First Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

As well as violating Article 3 of Law Number 8 of 2020 concerning the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the First Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

"In addition to demanding imprisonment, the two defendants are also required to pay a fine of IDR 8 billion subsidiary or a substitute sentence of six months in prison. Based on these demands, the two defendants filed a defense at the next trial," said Munawal Hadi.

Munawal Hadi said the aggravating things were the actions of the two defendants that cost the community more than Rp164 billion. The actions of the two defendants threatened the stability of the economic and financial system.

"The two defendants did not openly admit their actions and enjoyed the results of their crimes. As for mitigating matters, the two defendants have never been sentenced," said Munawal Hadi.

Previously, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) in his indictment stated that in 2018, the two defendants collected public funds in the form of deposits without permission from Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority (OJK).

The defendant's actions were carried out by offering investment by selling Muslim clothing through the CV Yalsa Boutique company. The investment is offered with a profit of 30 percent to 50 percent from the sale.

Several months later, said the prosecutor, many people were interested and invested in Yalsa Boutique. The two defendants also recruited people whose names were resellers. Reseller's job is to find investors

Until February 2021, the defendant managed to collect public funds of more than Rp. 164.2 billion through 204 resellers with around 19,566 members.