Just Five Months Free Of Prison, Fake Materai Recidivist Arrested Again On The Same Case

MY Suspect, the maker of fake stamps in Bekasi, was arrested by the Menteng Police/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

The Menteng Metro Police dismantled a home factory for making fake stamps with one suspect with the initials MY (55), at Grand Vista Cikarang Housing, Bekasi Regency, West Java.

The raid on the fake materai factory was the result of the development of the arrests of 5 suspects in the previous arrests. The five suspects had the initials MH (49), D (42), I (42), YA (53) and S (44). They were arrested in front of Bakmi GM, Jalan Sundanda, Gondangdia Village, Menteng District, Central Jakarta.

Meanwhile, from the results of the examination, one of the suspects with the initials I was listed as the mastermind of the forgery crime. The suspect with the initials I was also listed as a recidivist in a similar case.

"The suspect with the initials I is a recidivist in the same case, was arrested and detained at the Central Jakarta Metro Police on May 5, 2021, and sentenced to 2 years and 6 months," said the Menteng Metro Police Chief, Kompol Bayu Marfiando to reporters, Monday, March 18.

After five months of freedom, suspect I was again arrested by the Menteng Metro Police with the same case, namely materai forgery and loss to the state of Rp936,500,000.

"On March 14, 2024, at 22.00 WIB (the suspect was arrested) on Jalan Sunda Kelapa, Gondangdia Village, Menteng District, Central Jakarta, then developed to Grand Vista Housing, Bekasi," he said.

The six suspects have different roles. The suspect's initials MH (49) as a reseller, the suspect initials D (42) played a role as a liaison between MH and other suspects, suspect I (42), a recidivist who received orders from D who received orders from MH.

Suspect S (44) acts as a driver who delivers D for transactions with the suspect with the initials YA (53) on Jalan Sunda Kelapa, Gondangdia Village, Menteng District, Central Jakarta.

"The suspects were caught red-handed selling fake stamps and then returned to the Grand Vista Cikarang Housing and managed to secure a suspect with the initials MY while producing fake stamps," he said.

Six suspects were charged with Articles 24 and 25 of Law 10 of 2020 concerning stamp duty in conjunction with, and Article 253 of the Criminal Code and Article 257 of the Criminal Code with stamp duty forgery.

"The threat is a sentence of 7 years and a fine of Rp. 500,000,000," he said.