Accused of Money Laundering Case, Lawyer Wahyu Kenzo Considers JPU's Allegations Evading

Kapanlagi.com - The case of fraudulent investment in Auto Trade Gold (ATG) trading robots entered the trial at the Class IA State Court in Malang. The trial brought the defendants online, namely Dinar Wahyu Saptian Dyfrig alias Wahyu Kenzo, Candra Bayu Mahardika alias Bayu Walker, and Raymond Enovan.

The three defendants followed the trial virtually from Class I Prison in Malang. The trial itself scheduled the reading of exceptions or responses by the defendants' legal advisors to the allegations of the Public Prosecutor (JPU).

Meanwhile, the reading of the indictment has been conducted during the initial hearing, which was also held in the Cakra Courtroom of the Malang State Court.

1. Legal Counsel Wahyu Kenzo Reveals Exception

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Albert Evans Hasibuan as the Head of Wahyu Kenzo's Legal Advisory Team and Bayu Walker read out the exception to the charges. Meanwhile, Raymond Enovan's defense counsel chose not to submit an exception and proceeded to the evidence agenda.

"We object to the charges presented by the Prosecutor. We consider the charges to be ambiguous," said Albert Evans Hasibuan firmly at the Malang District Court on Wednesday (13/9).

Albert believes that the ambiguity of the charges lies in the incomplete description of the victims' identities and the amount of losses. He also considers an inconsistency in the charges, whether the defendant is an individual or a corporation.

"The losses amounting to more than Rp400 billion, the victims' identities should be explained. Those are some of the main points of our exception," he explained.

2. Judge's Decision

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The Head of the JPU Team of the Malang District Attorney's Office, Yuniarti, said that she would respond to the exception in the next hearing, which will be held on Wednesday (20/9).

"The exception is the version of the legal advisor, it is common like that. Each party has its own evidence and it is their right," she said.

The three defendants in the case of the ATG trading robot are charged with multiple articles, namely Article 3 in conjunction with Article 10 of the Indonesian Law No. 8 of 2010 on the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering with a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a maximum fine of Rp5 billion.

They are also charged with Article 105 or Article 106 of the Indonesian Law No. 7 of 2014 on Trade, with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and/or a fine of Rp10 billion.

Article 378 of the Indonesian Criminal Code on Fraud with a maximum prison sentence of 4 years or Article 372 of the Indonesian Criminal Code on Embezzlement with a maximum prison sentence of 4 years.

The three defendants are also charged as accomplices, Article 4 in conjunction with Article 10 of the Indonesian Law No. 8 of 2010 on the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering with a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a maximum fine of Rp1 billion.

Accomplice to Article 5 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 10 of the Indonesian Law No. 8 of 2010 on the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering with a prison sentence of 5 years and a maximum fine of Rp1 billion.

(kpl/dar/nas)