Ghisca Claims To Know Coldplay Concert Organizers, That's What Makes Victims Believe

Ghisca Debora Aritonang (orange clothes), a suspect in the Coldplay/ Photo concert ticket fraud case: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - The results of a police investigation into suspects of fraud and embezzlement of Coldplay concert tickets, it turns out that Ghisca Debora Aritonang alias GDA (19) did not sell Coldplay tickets in real terms to the six victims. The ticket that Ghisca promised to the reseller victims was only fictitious.

Moreover, Ghisca had admitted to having insider access, namely the organizer of the Coldplay concert. However, after the inspection, the ticket did not exist.

"Until now, the statement that the person concerned (GDA) has a close relationship or intermediary (with the organizers) is a lie," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Susatyo Purnomo Condro to reporters, Monday, November 20.

Suspect Ghisca admitted that he was close to the organizers just to convince the victims.

"That's not true and it's a series of lies to convince the victims," he said.

The reseller victims gave Coldplay concert ticket purchases in the form of transfers and so on to Ghisca.

"The suspect GDA promised tickets and so on. Then the suspect GDA received money in the form of transfers," he said.

Based on police records, the suspect GDA has been a frequent international concert ticket reseller since 2022. According to the suspect's statement to the police, it is normal to get it.

"But this time the suspect could not present the promised ticket to Coldplay's concert," he said.