Siti Aisyah Nusution (29) undergoing trial cases of fraud and embezzlement at the Cibinong District Court. During the trial, Siti cried and asked the judge for mercy. What is the judge’s answer?
It is known that this fraud case caused a significant loss of Rp. 2.3 billion. Siti’s victims are mostly IPB students.
Accused of cheating and embezzling money
Siti was charged with fraud and embezzlement. Siti is said to have committed deception by utilizing a number of online or loan applications.
“That the defendant Siti Aisyah Nasution alias Butet intentionally and unlawfully owns goods which are wholly or partly owned by another person, but what is within her power is not because of a crime she was threatened because of embezzlement,” said the public prosecutor when reading out his indictment at the District Court ( PN) Cibinong, Tuesday (24/1/2023).
Siti Aisyah was charged with Article 372 of the Criminal Code and Article 378 of the Criminal Code. The following are the words of each of these articles:
Article 372 of the Criminal Code
Any person who intentionally and unlawfully owns property which wholly or partly belongs to another person, but which is not in his power because of a crime, is threatened with embezzlement, by a maximum imprisonment of four years or a maximum fine of nine hundred rupiahs.
Article 378 of the Criminal Code
Whoever with the intent to unlawfully benefit himself or another person, by using a false name or false prestige, by deception, or a series of lies, incites another person to hand over something to him, or to give him a debt or write off a receivable, is threatened with fraud with a maximum imprisonment of four years.
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Siti Aisah Nasution (29), suspect of fraud which harmed IPB students Photo: Siti Aisah Nasution (29), suspect of fraud which harmed IPB students (Solihin/detikcom)
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In the indictment submitted by the prosecutor, Siti initially met an IPB student named Zidan who said that he and his colleagues at IPB needed funds for an activity. In short, Siti was then introduced to other IPB students which led to a collaboration to raise funds.
“A zoom meeting was held between Defendant Siti and Faskom IPB students and conveyed cooperation to increase the rating of Defendant Siti’s online shop by making loans in several online loan accounts where the money was planned as if shopping at Defendant Siti’s online shop with the reason to increase the store’s rating and will be given a 10 percent profit from the money spent where the 10 percent profit plan will be used for the benefit of the organization,” said the prosecutor.
Later it turned out that there were a total of 9 organizations working with Siti and the promised money never returned to the students, instead the students were entangled in online loans. From the investigation, it was discovered that Siti had previously committed a similar act where the money obtained from the IPB students was used to fulfill a promise to a previous victim.
“That the money (Rp. 500 million) by the Defendant Siti was used to pay the victim’s capital or installments previously, was used for daily needs and to make car installment payments,” said the prosecutor.
