Ministry Of Defense, SOEs, Ministry Of Health To Pertamina Are Involved In The Case Of Alkes Capital Injection Investment

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) said that the suspects in the fraudulent investment fraud case for medical devices (alkes) succeeded in committing fraud by using the profiteering mode of a number of ministries. They claim that they will receive tenders from a number of ministries and state-owned enterprises.

This mode was revealed based on the results of the examination of one of the suspects, Vini. Where, the suspect used that mode in deceiving his colleagues.

"This suspect invited his friends and colleagues to join in providing capital in the procurement of goods at the Health Service, Education Office," said Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan to reporters, Wednesday, January 19.

In fact, this suspect also profited the Ministry of Defense (Kemenhan) and the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) as well as Pertamina. Where, the suspect said he had received a procurement project.

"Even together with the suspect, he said that there was a plan or that he had received a tender from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Defense and Pertamina," said Whisnu.

With this method, the suspect was recorded to have succeeded in deceiving 263 people. Where, the loss reached Rp 500 billion.

"We have received about 263 victims who reported to us and 20 victims are already in the BAP," Whisnu.

This is what we collect, we collect based on information and reports from victims," he continued

Meanwhile, in this case, the Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrested four suspects, namely DR, VAK, B, and DA.

The results of the investigator's examination, each suspect has a different role. For suspect V, he acts as a boss at PT Aura Mitra Sejahtera.

Meanwhile, suspect B has a role as director of PT Aura Mitra Sejahtera or the company involved in the fraudulent investment. Meanwhile, the suspect DR is said to have played a role in finding potential victims.

The suspects were charged with Article 378 of the Criminal Code on Fraud, which carries a sentence of four years in prison; 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 concerning the Crime of Embezzlement, with a penalty of four years in prison; Article 46 paragraph (1) of Law Number 10 of 1998 concerning Banking, carries a penalty of six years in prison.

Then, Article 105 and/or Article 106 of Law Number 7 of 2014 concerning trafficking, with a penalty of 10 years in prison; 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 Money Laundering Money, with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.