First cyber crime trial

First cyber crime trial

YOGYAKARTA (JP): The country's first cybercrime trial will
begin in Semarang soon following the arrest of a local university
student, charged with making illegal transactions over the
Internet.

Multimedia expert Roy Suryo said after a meeting with senior
Central Java police detectives, a specific date for the court
hearing remained undetermined as police were still making final
adjustments to the dossier on the suspect, identified only as
Adh.

Roy, who has been hired by Central Java Police as an IT
consultant, said that he had suggested the suspect be charged
under article 362 of the Criminal Code on stealing and article 22
of Law No. 36/1999 on telecommunications for the illegal use of
telecommunication devices.

The suspect was arrested when he received a personal digital
assistant ordered through the Internet using another person's
credit card number.

Such crimes have been rampant in Yogyakarta, with 10 people
having been arrested as of June and 110 more being investigated.
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