Perpetrators Paste Fake QRIS In 38 Mosques Of Former BUMN Bank Employees

Pelaku pengemempan barcode QR Indonesian Standard (QRIS) di beberapa masjid di wilayah Jakarta telah ditangkap (Rizky AP/VOI)

The perpetrators of the QR Indonesian Standard (QRIS) barcode in several mosques in the Jakarta area have been arrested. He has the initials MIML who is a former employee of a state-owned bank.

"Regarding the background in question, he has worked in a bank, a state-owned bank, a state-owned bank," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Auliansyah Lubis, to reporters, Tuesday, April 11.

In carrying out the action, the suspect was only alone. Starting from the manufacture to the attachment of QRIS.

From the preliminary examination, the suspect chose the random place where his QRIS would be affixed. It is recorded that 38 mosques have been targeted by fake QRIS.

"The person concerned is the one who created or placed or attached QRIS in several places," he said.

However, regarding the nominal amount of the proceeds of the crime obtained by the suspect, it cannot be conveyed at this time. The reason is that the deepening of the information is still being carried out by the investigative team.

"Then regarding the number and others, we are still developing, we will do an in-depth investigation later or we will inform further," said Auliansyah.

In this case, the suspect MIML is suspected of having multiple articles. Starting from Article 28 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 45a paragraph 1 and or Article 35 in conjunction with Article 51 paragraph 1 of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning information and electronic transactions.

Article 80 and/or Article 83 of Law number 3 of 2011 concerning fund transfer and/or Article 378 of the criminal law book. Thus, he faces 5 years in prison.