Reporter Of Alleged Fraud of IDR 77 Billion Wristwatch Denies The Issue Inspector General Syahar Diantono Was Involved In Extortion

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JAKARTA - Rumors circulated that the Head of the Propam Police Division, Inspector General Syahar Diantono, was involved in the extortion case against businessman Tony Sutrisno in the alleged fraud and embezzlement of Richard Mille's luxury watch worth IDR 77 billion.

Tony through his attorney, Heroe Waskito, denied the news. He stressed that there was no blackmail involving Inspector General Syahar Diantono.

"Tony Sutrisno's side announced that the issue was a hoax or a hoax that undermined the dignity of Inspector General Pol Syahar Diantono," said Heroe to reporters, Monday, October 17.

According to Tonny, in the case he reported, there had been attempts at extortion from unscrupulous investigators. He was asked to pay IDR 4 billion so that his report would be handled.

However, the blackmail attempt failed because Tony immediately reported it to the Propam Division.

"The extortion itself was foiled by the police after Tony Sutrisno reported it to Propam," he said.

In fact, the National Police's Propam Division is said to have held a Police Code of Conduct Commission (KKEP) trial against unscrupulous investigators known to Kombes Rizal and Kompol A.

As a result, Kombes Rizal was sentenced to be demoted or not promoted for 5 years. However, it became lighter, namely 1 year after filing an appeal. Meanwhile, Kompol A is said to have received a 10-year demotion sanction.

"If someone says that Syahar is involved in extortion, that's not true. In fact, Syahar Diantono's figure is a helper for the victim," said Heroe.

For information, this alleged fraud and embezzlement case began when it was reported by Tony Sutrisno. The report was registered with the number: ST/265/VIL2021/Bareskrim Polri on June 26, 2021.

However, as the investigation process progressed, the Criminal Investigation Department decided to stop the investigation. The reason is that no criminal element was found.

"Yes, the investigation process has been stopped," said the Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police, Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan.

The investigation of the case was terminated based on the results of the case title. The investigative team did not find any criminal element of fraud in this case.

"No criminal incident has been found, so for the sake of legal certainty, the investigation process has been stopped," he said.