Land Mafia In Lombok Charged With Washing Tourism Investors' Money Of IDR 15.36 Billion, Buying Land For Party Activities

One of the lands confiscated by the Attorney General's Office in the TPPU case was the result of an investor in a tourist area worth IDR 15.36 billion in Lombok (ANTARA / HO-Kejati NTB)

MATARAM - A land mafia in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, named Zaenudin, was charged with laundering money from the fraud of a tourist area investor worth IDR 15.36 billion.

Public Prosecutor Feddy Hantyo Nugroho in his indictment explained that Zaenudin initially offered to sell land in 2011 to Andre Setiady Karyadi.

"The land was admitted as if it belonged to the defendant. The defendant assured him that the control of the land was with him," said Feddy in Mataram as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, February 1.

In the agreement on February 12, 2014 between Zaenudin and Andre, he explained, it was agreed that the purchase price of a number of land parcels in the Lombok region was agreed with a value of IDR 45.39 billion.

Then Andre was persuaded to become willing to submit an initial payment of IDR 18.39 billion.

From this figure, said Feddy, Andre only deposited Rp. 16.7 billion to Zaenudin. The remaining Rp1.69 billion will be paid off after all land certificates are reversed.

"Only three certificates of ownership (SHM) succeeded in turning over the name," he said.

A problem arose for a 4 hectare land in the Pandanan area, Sekotong District, West Lombok Regency. From the search, the land belongs to PT GWS with SHM Number 40, covering an area of 5.5 hectares.

"So the defendant removed the sign of land ownership to convince Andre," he said.

Andre, who kept questioning the land certificate, continued Feddy, never got a definite answer from Zaenudin. Until finally Andre finds out that the land belongs to someone else.

Therefore, Andre asked Zaenudin to cancel the land sale and purchase agreement and asked for the money that had previously been handed over to be returned.

"The defendant was then unable to return the money because it was used up to buy land for other objects," said Feddy.

Zaenudin, he continued, had offered to replace it with a 4 hectare land. However, it was again discovered that the land was not his personal property.

Feddy said that based on the proof of bank statements for the period 2011-2024, the defendant had made 166 cash withdrawals through the bank totaling Rp15.36 billion.

This money was then used by Zaenudin to buy immovable and movable property which has now been confiscated by the prosecution. For land payments totaling 104 letters, Zaenudin was assisted by the wife of the defendant, Roheni.

"The witness Roheni signed 40 sheets and the defendant 64 sheets. 67 sporadic land certificates with details of 29 sporadic in the name of Roheni and 37 sporadic in the name of the defendant," said Feddy.

In addition, the money from the fraud was also used to buy a Toyota Rush DR 1399 BC in the name of Hj Roheni; purchase of land in Selagalas, Cakranegara on behalf of Hj Roheni; purchasing gold and electronic equipment; as well as for party activities.

Feddy explained that the act of the defendant using assets known or reasonably suspected to have originated from the proceeds of the crime had the objective of breaking the chain of the flow of funds.

"In order to make it difficult to trace funds, especially related to information on sources of funds from the intended use of funds, so that the origin of assets is difficult to find out," he said.

Therefore, in the indictment, Zaenudin was charged with Article 3 and or Article 4 of Law No. 8/2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.

Zaenudin's inaugural trial was held with an agenda for the reading of the charges led by Chief Judge Sri Sulastri accompanied by members of Catur Bayu Sulistiyo and Dwianto Jati Sumirat.

The next trial will be held next week with an agenda of reading the defendants' exceptions (objection notes).