Arief Muhammad Admits He Didn't Listen To His Wife, This Is The Fate Of IDR 4 Billion From The Sales Of His Porsche Car To Doni Salmanan

Arief Muhammad (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Arief Muhammad admitted that he was sorry when he saw the blue Porsche car that had been sold to Doni Salmanan was now confiscated by the police. He said he didn't listen to his wife because he was forbidden to sell the blue car.

"I think this is karma for not listening to my wife, because my wife told me not to sell it in the first place," added Arief Muhammad. Arief also emphasized that he only met and got to know Doni Salmanan when the YouTuber was about to sell his car.

So what about the IDR 4 billion that Doni Salmanan gave to buy the car? Investigators from the Directorate of Cyber Crime (Dittipidsiber) of the Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) of the Police are investigating the sale and purchase of a Porsche car, Doni Salmanan with Arief Muhammad, worth IDR 4 billion.

Head of Sub-Directorate I Dittipidsiber Bareskrim, Commissioner-Police Reinhard Hutagaol when confirmed in Jakarta, Thursday, said that the IDR 4 billion money that Arief Muhammad received from buying and selling Porsches was not fully returned.

Considering that the transaction was a sale and purchase, the investigators conducted an in-depth investigation to ascertain what the fair price of the Porsche was, so that if there was a difference between the fair price and the sale and purchase transaction between Doni Salmanan and Arief Muhammad, the difference could be confiscated because it is suspected to be related to money laundering.

"We'll check the fair price later," said Reinhard.

Investigators have confiscated a blue Porsche that Doni Salmanan bought from the Arief Muhammad celebrity for IDR 4 billion as evidence.

According to Trisakti University Criminal Law expert Abdul Fickar, a trader cannot be blamed in any form. Because they have no obligation to take care of or investigate where the source of the money used by buyers to buy cars or merchandise comes from

"Unless it can be proven that the purchase of the suspect to the seller is in large quantities as part of the money laundering offense, if it can be proven that the sale and purchase was unreasonable and illogical," he said.

Meanwhile, Arief Muhammad fulfilled the summons of the Criminal Investigation Police investigator to be examined as a witness regarding the flow of funds from Doni Salmanan that flowed to him in a Porsche sale and purchase transaction worth IDR 4 billion.

Arief after the examination at the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police said the examination of him was related to the sale and purchase of cars between him and Doni Salmanan.

During the examination, Arief continued, there was no discussion regarding the Rp4 billion proceeds from the sale of Porsches, whether or not it was returned to investigators.

"Incidentally, for being asked for information, there has been no discussion about the (return) at all," said Arief.

However, Arief stressed that he would cooperate in returning the item if requested by investigators. "As a good citizen, I will be very cooperative if for example, investigators need it. Whatever investigators need, we will cooperate and we believe that investigators are professional and fair," said Arief.

Meanwhile, in this case, Doni Salmanan was charged with Article 45 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 28 paragraph (1) of the ITE Law, which carries a penalty of 6 years in prison.

In addition, Article 378 of the Criminal Code carries a 4-year prison term and Article 3 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering with a threat of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of IDR 10 billion.