Former Manager Denny Sumargo Becomes Suspect Of Fraud And Embezzlement

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JAKARTA - The police have named the former manager of Denny Sumargo, Ditya Andrista, as a suspect in the alleged embezzlement of money and letter falsification. This case caused this basketball player to lose hundreds of millions.

"Yes, it's true (Ditya Andrista, ed) has been named a suspect," said the Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes E. Zulpan when confirmed, Wednesday, February 23.

The determination of the suspect is based on the results of the case title. Investigators assessed that Ditya Andrista had committed a criminal act of fraud.

Although he was named a suspect, Ditya Andrista was not immediately arrested. Because the investigators will first examine it.

"No (detained, ed), we will call him first as a suspect," said Zulpan.

However, Zulpan could not confirm the time of the examination. The reason is that it is the investigator's authority.

"Later, the investigators will decide," said Zulpan.

In this case, Ditya Andrista is suspected of Article 372 and/or Article 374 of the Criminal Code regarding fraud.

For information, Denny Sumargo reported his former manager to the Polda Metro Jaya on September 30, 2021. The report relates to allegations of embezzlement of money.

Ditya Andrista was reported to have embezzled Densu's Rp700 million. However, Ditya Andristadi denied the accusations and even said that Denny Sumargo had not paid him around Rp1.7 billion.