Apply For Remedium Ultimum, 2 Perpetrators Who Bring Illegal Cigarettes To Aceh Tamiang Must Pay IDR 575.1 Million To The State

The photo archive - Customs officers show illegal cigarette packages that have been cut to be destroyed at the Aceh Customs Regional Office in Banda Aceh. BETWEEN/M Haris SA

ACEH - Regional Office of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Aceh Province applies ultimum remedium sanctions related to cases of illegal cigarettes with two perpetrators arrested in Kuala Simpang, Aceh Tamiang Regency. Head of the Customs and Excise Facilities Division of the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Aceh Province, Leni Rahmasi, said that the application of ultimum remedium sanctions was regulated based on the regulation of the Minister of Finance. "Against the violation, two perpetrators brought illegal cigarettes that were prosecuted some time ago, resolved with an ultimum remedium. Where, both of them paid administrative sanctions to the state with a value of three times the excise value," he said in Banda Aceh, as reported by Antara, Friday, October 6. Previously, the Regional Office team of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Aceh Province arrested two perpetrators with the initials RF and AS after being caught carrying 27 cartons of illegal cigarettes with a value of Rp192.7 million in Kuala Simpang, Aceh Tamiang Regency. Then, RF and AS submitted a request to stop the investigation using the ultimum remedium mechanism. After being approved, both of them paid administrative sanctions to the state treasury of Rp. 575.1 million or the equivalent of three times the value of illegal cigarettes they brought. Leni Rahmasi said the ultimum remedium is a principle in criminal law that regulates that criminal law is the last resort in resolving cases. The purpose of implementing the ultimum remedium principle is to end the prison criminal process by maximizing the recovery of state losses in the field of excise. Against evidence of 27 cartons of illegal cigarettes, said Leni Rahmasi, it was designated as state property and then destroyed in accordance with applicable regulations. Destruction is carried out to eliminate the function of these cigarettes, so they cannot be misused. The Regional Office of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Aceh Province is committed to overseeing the circulation of illegal cigarettes to prevent state losses and protect official cigarette businesses.

"We also invite the public to report immediately if they know of the circulation of cigarettes and other illegal goods because they have the potential to harm the state," said Leni Rahmasi.