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Surabaya Prosecutors Arrest Fugitives in Rp4.75 Billion Fictitious Loan Case

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • The Surabaya District Attorney's Office has arrested two fugitives involved in a fictitious loan fraud case totaling Rp4.75 billion.
  • The fugitives, Liauw Inggarwati and Bastian Widjaja, had been on the wanted list since 2022 and were apprehended in Surabaya.
  • The case also involves other individuals, with one still at large and two others already serving prison sentences.

Authorities in Surabaya have successfully apprehended two individuals who were fugitives in a significant corruption case involving fictitious loans. Liauw Inggarwati and Bastian Widjaja were arrested by the Surabaya District Attorney's Office's Fugitive Capture Team (Tabur) after being on the run since 2022.

The arrests took place on Tuesday evening in Surabaya, following an intensive surveillance operation lasting approximately three weeks. The pair were found in a house in the Lakarsantri area and offered no resistance. They had reportedly been moving between Magetan and Surabaya to evade detection, making the investigation challenging due to their efforts to conceal their identities and erase their digital footprints.

The arrest was carried out after the team conducted intensive monitoring for about three weeks. The two fugitives were arrested at a house in the Lakarsantri area without resistance. They were known to move locations between Magetan and Surabaya to avoid tracking.

— Putu Arya WibisanaHead of Intelligence at the Surabaya District Attorney's Office, explaining the details of the arrest.

According to Putu Arya Wibisana, Head of Intelligence at the Surabaya District Attorney's Office, continuous information gathering eventually led to their hideout. Following their capture, Liauw Inggarwati and Bastian Widjaja were handed over to the execution prosecutor. In this case, Liauw was sentenced to eight years in prison, fined Rp500 million, and ordered to pay Rp3.08 billion in restitution. Bastian received a 12-year prison sentence and a Rp500 million fine.

The investigation also identified Liem Susilowati, Liauw's sister, as another fugitive in the case. Two other individuals involved, Wonggo Prayitno and Arya Lelana, have already begun serving their four-year prison sentences. The case centers on a fictitious working capital loan amounting to Rp4.75 billion from Bank Jatim.

Tracking was not easy because they tried to disguise their identities and erase their digital records. However, continuous information deepening eventually led to their hiding place.

— Putu Arya WibisanaHead of Intelligence at the Surabaya District Attorney's Office, describing the challenges in apprehending the fugitives.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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