Richard Muljadi Faces 8 Years in Prison for Rp7 Billion Coal Fraud Case

The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has arrested Richard Arief Muljadi, a fugitive in a coal business fraud case worth Rp7 billion in South Kalimantan. Head of the Attorney General’s Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, stated that Richard was apprehended by the Intelligence Reform and Innovation Task Force (SIRI) at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, upon his return from Singapore on Saturday (20/6). “When secured, the defendant Richard Arief Muljadi was cooperative, so the securing process proceeded smoothly,” he told reporters on Sunday (21/6). Anang explained that Richard is charged with committing coal business fraud that caused losses of up to Rp7 billion. He is charged under Article 378 and Article 372 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the old Criminal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of eight years in prison. “The case file for Defendant Richard Arief Muljadi has been transferred to the court, but the person concerned never appeared, so Defendant Richard Arief Muljadi was placed on the South Kalimantan High Prosecutor’s Office wanted list (DPO),” he said. Following the arrest, Richard was handed over to the Banjarmasin District Prosecutor’s Office for further action. Anang noted that Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanudin has instructed his staff to monitor and promptly arrest fugitives who are still at large, in order to carry out executions for the sake of legal certainty. The Attorney General also urged all fugitives on the Indonesian Prosecutor’s Office DPO to surrender immediately and account for their actions, as there is no safe hiding place for fugitives.