Jakarta –
Christopher Steffanus Budiantosuspected of fraud car rental which is detrimental to the artist Jessica Iskandar finally caught. Christopher was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
Head of the National Police’s Human Relations Division, Inspector General Krishna Murti, confirmed Christopher’s arrest.
“It’s true, the person concerned has been arrested in Thailand with the cooperation of the National Police and the Royal Thai Police,” said Krishna Murti when contacted detikcomMonday (20/11/2023).
The National Police through the International Relations Division (Hubinter) had previously searched several countries for Christopher. Until finally Christopher was discovered in the Land of the White Elephant.
“Since we received information about the person in question’s whereabouts in Thailand, we have been coordinating intensely with the Royal Thai Police,” said Krishna.
Krishna Murti ordered the National Police Attaché (Atpol) in Thailand, Commissioner Endon Nurcahyo, to coordinate with the Thai Police and Thai Immigration regarding Christopher’s arrest and return to Indonesia.
“The Thai Police and Thai Immigration are very cooperative and helped us in arresting the person concerned. Currently the person concerned is being held at the Thai Police,” he said.
Atpol in Thailand Kombes Endon Nurcahyo coordinated with the Director of Criminal and Crime of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Hengki Haryadi to repatriate Christopher to Indonesia. The National Police will send a team led by the Head of the NCB Secretariat, Police Relations Division, Commissioner Audie S Latuheru and the Head of the Resmob Sub-Directorate, Commissioner Yuliansyah, to escort Christopher back to Indonesia.
Christopher’s arrest was thanks to cooperation police to police between the Indonesian Republic Police (Polri) and the Royal Thai Police. It is known that since the leadership of General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, the National Police through the Hubinter Division has signed 14 memorandums of understanding (MoU) with a number of countries, especially in ASEAN regarding cooperation. police to police This.
“Since the leadership of the National Police Chief, he has ordered us to develop cooperation police to police,” said Krisna some time ago.
The National Police has implemented a mechanism police to police This is with several ASEAN countries, Europe and the United States. Besides police to policethere are several ways of returning (handing over) fugitive to the country of origin, such as mutual legal assistance (MLA) and deportation.
Diplomacy police to police It is believed to speed up the process of arresting and returning fugitives to their country of origin. In some cases, this method has proven effective.
“This has been effective in successfully pursuing criminals in several countries, including pursuing fugitives in China,” said the two-star general.
Sit Matters
This case started with a car storage business plan carried out by Jessica Iskandar with the reported man with the initials CSB. Initially, Jessica left her car with the reported party to rent it later.
“It started with the victim entrusting the car to the Reported Party, where the Reported Party promised that the car would be rented to someone else,” explained the Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya at that time, Kombes Endra Zulpan, Thursday (14/7/2022).
As time went by, it was reported that CSB then offered Jessica Iskandar a car rental business. He asked Jessica for some money to buy a car later.
Jessica Iskandar also agrees. He then sent the reported amount of money to almost IDR 10 billion.
“The victim gave the Reported party Rp. 9.8 billion,” said Zulpan.
However, what the perpetrator promised regarding the car rental business did not match reality. Jessica also considered that the reported party did not have good faith in explaining the fate of the money he had sent.
“The victim also found out that the documents from the car were no longer there, and someone else had taken the car,” he said.
Jessica Iskandar then reported the case to Polda Metro Jaya on June 15 2022. She reported CSB on suspicion of criminal acts under Article 378 and/or 372 of the Criminal Code regarding fraud.
Jessica’s report is registered with the number LP/B/2947/VI/2022/SPKT/POLDA METRO JAYA. The case is now being handled by the General Criminal Investigation Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya.
Jessica Iskandar said that the perpetrator ran away with a number of luxury cars he owned and some money.
“There are a total of 11 cars. The money is USD 30 thousand, the total is IDR 9.8 billion. There is an agreement for each,” explained Jessica Iskandar, as reported by detikHot.
Polda Metro Jaya then named Christopher as a suspect. Polda Metro Jaya made a number of attempts to arrest Christopher at that time, but he was known to have left Indonesia before being reported by Jessica.
The Criminal Investigation Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya through the National Police’s Intermediary Division then submitted a request red notice of the suspect Christopher to Interpol. Christopher is known to have fled to several countries and was last detected in Thailand.
(mei/dnu)
2023-11-20 15:11:59
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