5 MS Glow Embezzlement Perpetrators In Gorontalo Threatened With 6 Years In Prison

The follow-up trial of the case of embezzlement of beauty products which took place at the Gorontalo District Court, on Wednesday (10/1). (ANTARA/HO-Humas PN Gorontalo)

Five perpetrators of alleged embezzlement of beauty products (MS Glow) are threatened with imprisonment for six years. Public Prosecutor (JPU) Sumarni Larape at the follow-up trial of the alleged embezzlement of goods at cosmetic shops for beauty products said that strong evidence was found related to illegal acts committed by five defendants. Namely CCL alias Cindi, IKT alias Indri, SAP alias Ivel, VAM alias Vindy, and ANL alias Anggi. The five of them were faced with allegations of embezzlement by using evidence in the form of a recapitulation letter compiled by the victim witness and a conversation via the WhatsApp application. At the trial attended by MS Glow Gorontalo owner Sri Anggriani Djafar, and three employees as witnesses, Sumarni Larape said, although there were no direct witnesses who witnessed the actions of the defendants, the evidence showed a collusion in their actions. "One of the witnesses said that he had seen the defendants share money. Regarding the conversation on their cell phone, Alhamdulillah, the statement was synchronized," said Sumarni in a follow-up hearing held at the Gorontalo District Court, Antara, Wednesday, January 10. The five defendants were charged with Article 378 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code, in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, which resulted in the threat of imprisonment of up to six years. "We will see what the trial will look like in the future related to burdensome things and mitigating things," he said. MS Glow Gorontalo owner Sri Anggriani Djafar said in his testimony that his suspicions of employees had emerged since store revenues declined. This allegation became even stronger after receiving reports from several employees. Anggriani then conducted an audit in 2023 and found a difference between the sold and left goods. "When they (the defendants) confronted me, they admitted to taking things without my knowledge, then selling them in the store and the money was not deposited," he said.

Although the defendants have admitted their actions, the shop owner stated that they have not received an apology from their former employees. The trial will continue to reveal further facts and determine sentences for the defendants.