Actor Dude Harlino Returns IDR 5.2 Billion in Fees from PT DSI to Criminal Investigation Agency

Actor Dude Harlino visited the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) on Thursday (23/7) to return fees received from PT Dana Syariah Indonesia (DSI). Dude’s lawyer, Haris Azhar, stated that the fees were received by his client as payment for serving as a brand ambassador. He noted that the return of the funds was initiated by Dude himself to the investigators. “Today’s examination is related to the handover of money from Dude Harlino, an amount equivalent to the value of the brand ambassador services provided by Dude and his wife for DSI, totalling IDR 5.250 billion,” he told reporters. Haris stressed that the return of the money was made by Dude out of concern for the victims and not due to any legal coercion. He said that through the return of these fees, it is hoped that investigators’ efforts to recover assets for the victims of the PT DSI fraud can be eased. “This is also a form of moral accountability from Dude. Because legally, Dude has no issues, but Dude feels concerned about the situation of the DSI victims. In the end, Dude took on a greater role beyond being a witness,” he said. On the same occasion, Dude admitted that he had long discussed the plan to return the money with his legal counsel. Despite having been in the spotlight regarding this case, Dude stated that he continues to comply with all existing legal procedures. He considers this case a major learning experience in his career. “For me personally, this is part of the consequences of the job that I must go through and I must, what’s the word, comply with whatever rules have been set. That’s it,” he explained. Confirmed separately, the Head of the Investigation Team for the PT DSI case, Brigadier General Susatyo Purnomo Condro, confirmed the return of billions of rupiah from Dude. He stated that the money has now been seized as part of asset tracing. “The Directorate of Economic and Special Crimes at Bareskrim Polri has received the handover of fees received by Mr DH as a Brand Ambassador for PT DSI from 2022 to 2025, with a total value of approximately IDR 5.25 billion,” he said. “Investigators carried out the seizure in accordance with applicable legal provisions, documented in a Receipt Certificate and a Seizure Report as part of the investigation administration,” he added. In this case, Bareskrim Polri has named a total of five suspects. The suspects are PT DSI President Director Taufiq Aljufri, former PT DSI Director Mery Yuniarni, PT DSI Commissioner Arie Rizal Lesmana, and former PT DSI Director AS. Besides the alleged fraud, Bareskrim Polri stated that the case also involves alleged embezzlement by PT DSI and the falsification of reports in the company’s financial statements. The total number of victims of the alleged fraud committed by PT DSI has reached 15,000 people. These thousands of victims are an accumulation of fraudulent activities that occurred during the 2018-2025 period, with total losses of IDR 2.4 trillion. For their actions, the five suspects are charged under Article 488 and/or Article 486 and/or Article 492 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 45A Paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 28 Paragraph (1) of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law and/or Article 299 of the Financial Sector Development and Strengthening Law, and Article 607 paragraph (1) letters a, b and c of the Criminal Code.