JAKARTA - The East Jakarta Metro Police is investigating the use of victim money from the results of fraud carried out by wedding organizers (wedding organizer/WO) in East Jakarta.
"Regarding the use of the victim's money, at this time the investigators are still deepening through intensive examination of the two suspects," said East Jakarta Metro Police Public Relations Officer Aipda I Gusti MP in his statement in Jakarta, Sunday.
Gusti also said that investigators are currently also tracing the possibility that the deposit money of the victims was used by the perpetrators for personal needs, other assets, or to cover previous operations.
He added that the two perpetrators were secured by the Opsnal Resmob Team of the East Jakarta Metro Police at a rented house located in Batulayang Village, Cililin District, West Bandung Regency, West Java.
"Regarding whether the two of them really intend to run away, the investigators are still investigating. However, during the search process, the two suspects were not found at the address they usually use and moved around before finally being secured in West Bandung Regency," said Gusti.
As is known, the East Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrested a married couple who owned a wedding organizer (WO) in East Jakarta who were suspected of fraud against a number of prospective brides.
"The perpetrator of the WO Marwah owner is suspected of committing a criminal act of fraud against the prospective bride and groom who has been detained since Saturday (30/5). The two perpetrators with initials RM (husband) and ER," said East Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Pol Alfian Nurrizal when confirmed in Jakarta, Sunday.
Both of them have now been named as suspects and are being held in custody to undergo further legal proceedings.
Alfian explained that the arrest was made after the police received a number of reports from victims who felt harmed by the marriage service that had not been realized.
Based on the results of the preliminary investigation, he said, the suspects were suspected of receiving payments from prospective brides for the organization of wedding events. However, after the money was received, the obligations agreed to in the contract were not carried out.
"After receiving payment from the victims, the perpetrator did not carry out his obligations according to the agreement and his whereabouts were unknown to the victims, resulting in many reports and complaints," explained Alfian.
This case came to light after a number of prospective brides claimed that they had difficulty contacting the WO Marwah before their wedding day.
This condition caused panic because most of the needs of the event had been entrusted to the wedding organizer.
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