TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Raden Prabowo Argo Yuwono said the hoax suspect Ratna Sarumpaet was a victim of money fraud using a label of Indonesian king's money worth Rp23 trillion.

“Bu Ratna Sarumpaet (RS) transferred money amounted to Rp50 million to one of the scam suspects. She is scammed,” said Argo in Jakarta Police headquarters on Monday, November 12.

According to Argo, the suspects are HR (39), DS (55), AS (58), and RM (52), arrested on November 7, 2018. “Disclosure of the case is started from the examination of Ibu RS case,” Argo added.

The police arrested the four suspects following an investigation on hoax case that ensnared Ratna Sarumpaet. The police investigator said to have met DS and RM in a hotel in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta for talks related to the fake assault and disbursement of the king money.

“Ibu RS mentions DS and RM, so investigators examine both people,” said Argo, “after we thoroughly examine them, it turns out they committed fraud.”

Ratna Sarumpaet earlier talked on the king money worth Rp23 trillion at the end of September 2018. She said the money was blocked by the government from a citizen’s account under named Ruben P.S. Marey after it was sent by World Bank. Ratna Sarumpaet said Ruben was one of seven king’s heir who contributed in donating his wealth.

ADAM PRIREZA