South Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office Immediately Submit Documents For 5 Suspected Illegal Cosmetic Cases To Court

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MAKASSAR - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati Sulsel) immediately proceeded with the case of alleged illegal cosmetics to five suspects after the investigation file was declared complete or P21.

"The suspect's case file was asked if it was appropriate to proceed to the prosecution stage at trial," said Head of the Information and Legal Section of the South Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office, Soertami, in Makassar as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, July 14.

Each suspect had the initials HCW (25), H (28), HM (31), HH (22), and F (26). The five suspects will undergo trial to account for their actions.

The suspects are suspected of having distributed cosmetics without a distribution permit and violating Article 196 in conjunction with Article 98 paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health and or Article 197 in conjunction with Article 106 paragraph (1) of Law Number 11 Year 2020 concerning Job Creation.

According to Soetarmi, currently the Public Prosecutor, based on the provisions of the Criminal Code, is still waiting for the surrender of the suspect and his evidence from the South Sulawesi Regional Police investigators.

Apart from the five suspects, his party is also waiting for the submission of the case files of one other suspect with the initials NI alias ST from the investigators, after the results of the development of the case including sending the Notification of the Commencement of Investigation (SPPD) received by the Attorney General's Office on June 17, 2022.

The suspects face a maximum imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum fine of IDR 1 billion. Perpetrators can also be subject to Article 106 of Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum fine of Rp. 1.5 billion.

Previously, the Sub-Directorate I Industry and Trade (Indag) Team of the South Sulawesi Police Ditreskrimsus raided a shop house (ruko) on Jalan Kakatua, Makassar on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

From the raids, dozens of illegal cosmetics were found, such as tonics, facial creams, facial cleansers, as well as raw materials and empty cosmetic containers as well as sheets of illegal brand labels ready to be circulated. The shophouse is disguised as a beauty salon as a mode of selling its illegal products.

Meanwhile, data from the Makassar Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) released the discovery of illegal products until June 2022, it was recorded that 32,797 pieces of evidence were confiscated from operations, with details of 3,343 cosmetic products, 2,415 pcs processed food products, and health supplement products.