Investigate Medical Device Investment Fraud, Bareskrim Checks 141 Victims

Illustration-Director of Special Economic Crimes of the National Police Bareskrim Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan Februanto/Polri Public Relations

JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police continues to investigate the case of fraudulent investment in injection of medical equipment (alkes) even though three suspects have been arrested. During the investigation process, investigators also examined more than a hundred victims.

"141 victims have been examined," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan, Wednesday, December 22.

However, Ramadhan did not elaborate further on the results of the examination of the victims, including the amount of losses. This is because the investigation team is still calculating the losses caused by the actions of the suspects.

Confirmed separately, the Deputy Director of the Tipideksus Bareskrim Polri Kombes Helfi Assegaf also could not confirm the total loss of the 141 victims.

"Still being investigated, all documents are still being sought," said Helmi.

Meanwhile, the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police has arrested three suspects in the fraudulent investment case for injecting medical equipment (alkes) capital. In this case, the loss is estimated at IDR 1.3 trillion. The suspects have the initials DR, VAK and B. Suspect V is said to be acting as a boss at PT Aura Mitra Sejahtera.

"V is the boss," said Whisnu some time ago.

Meanwhile, suspect B has a big role. He referred to him as the director of PT Aura Mitra Sejahtera or the company involved in the fraudulent investment.

"(B) One of the Directors and the one who received the one from suspect V," said Whisnu.

The alleged perpetrators are suspected of Article 378 of the Criminal Code (KUHP) related to fraud or acts, Article 372 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code or Article 56 of the Criminal Code related to the Crime of Embezzlement.

Article 46 paragraph (1) of Law Number 10 of 1998 concerning Banking, Article 105 and/or Article 106 of Law Number 7 of 2014 concerning trade, and Article 3 and/or Article 4 and/or Article 5 and/or Article 6 in conjunction with Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU).