Police Name 3 Suspects in Alleged Medical Kits Investment Fraud

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The National Police named three suspects in the alleged in medical devices investment fraud. “There are already three suspects,” said the police’s Director of Special Economic Crimes Brig. Gen. Whisnu Hermawan, Thursday, December 16.

Whisnu said the three suspects were V, D, and A. One of them has been detained at the police’s detainment center, while the other two are still being hunted down.

He explained the suspects were charged with several articles, including Article 378 of the Criminal Code (KUHP) related to frauds and Article 372 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55(1) or Article 56 of the Criminal Code related to embezzlement. 

Previously reported, an advocate Charlie Wijaya said his 14 clients recorded losses up to Rp30 billion in the investment scam. They filed a police report against A, D, and V. The three suspects were allegedly the leaders who took the money in the medical kits fraudulent investment network.

“This is an alleged investment fraud case, with a total net loss of Rp1.2 trillion to Rp1.3 trillion and about three thousand victims,” he said.

Charlie added that the victims suffered losses as their invested money could not be withdrawn given the company’s claim of bankruptcy.

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