The Husband And Wife Of The Defendant In The Bodong Yalsa Boutique Investment Case Of Rp. 164.2 Billion Tried In The Banda Aceh District Court

The Husband and Wife of the Defendant in the Rp164.2 Billion Bodong Yalsa Boutique Investment Case Tried in the Banda Aceh District Court/ANTARA

BANDA ACEH - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Banda Aceh District Attorney's Office has indicted multiple layers of articles against a husband and wife accused of illegal investment of up to Rp164.2 billion.

The indictment was read out by Public Prosecutor Nurhalma at the Banda Aceh District Court, in Banda Aceh, Wednesday, August 18.

The husband and wife who became the defendants were Safrizal and Siti Hilmi Amarulloh. Both were charged with separate files.

The trial took place virtually with the panel of judges chaired by M Jamil. The two defendants were accompanied by legal counsel Mukhlis Mukhtar.

The two defendants attended the trial from where they were detained. The defendant Safrizal attended the trial from the Banda Aceh Detention Center in the Kahju area, Aceh Besar. Meanwhile, the defendant Siti Hilmi Amarullog attended the trial from Lhoknga Prison, Aceh Besar.

Launching Antara, Wednesday, August 18, the Public Prosecutor said that in 2018, the two defendants collected public funds in the form of deposits without permission from Bank Indonesia or the Financial Services Authority (OJK). The defendant's actions were carried out by offering investment by selling Muslim clothing through the CV Yalsa Boutique company.

The investment, said the prosecutor, was offered by Nurcahaya with a profit of 30 percent to 50 percent from the sale. The witness finally put his capital in the company.

Because the witness is sure and has enjoyed the benefits, he is trying to find people who are willing to be invited to invest in Yalsa Boutique, said the public prosecutor.

Several months later, said the prosecutor again, many people were interested and invested in Yalsa Boutique. The two defendants also recruited people whose names were resellers. Reseller's job is to find investors

"Until February 2021, the defendant managed to collect public funds of more than Rp. 164.2 billion through 204 resellers with around 19,566 members," said the public prosecutor.

The Public Prosecutor said that the actions of the defendants were as regulated and threatened with criminality in Article 46 paragraph (1) of Law Number 10 of 1998 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 7 of 1992 concerning Banking in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

In addition, the Public Prosecutor also indicted the defendants as regulated and threatened with criminal Article 37B in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Then, the defendant's actions violated Article 372 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code and Article 3 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to -1 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code

On this charge, the legal counsel for the two defendants, Mukhlis Mukthar, stated that he would file an exception or objection to the prosecutor's indictment. The trial will continue on August 25.