The judge at the Kudus District Court, Central Java, sentenced the owner of the Goldy Mixalmina Umrah agency in Kudus, Zyuhal Laila Nova, to 3 years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding 189 prospective Umrah pilgrims, Monday (29/7) evening.
Media Indonesia Monitoring, Monday (29/7), until late at night, Kudus District Court was flooded with hundreds of victims of umrah pilgrimage fraud who failed to depart. They came to hear the judge’s verdict in the trial of defendant Zyuhal Laila Nova.
Defendant Zyuhal Laila Nova who came with tight security from prosecutors and police officers wearing a white shirt and black pants looked calm and without feeling guilty. Even when passing by the victims who had been waiting since the afternoon, she was seen giving a thumbs up while dancing, making the victims furious. “You are a criminal, a criminal, a criminal, a thief,” shouted a female victim of fraud.
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In the verdict in the verdict hearing at the Kudus District Court led by the Chairman of the Panel Wiyanto with members Sumarna and Khalid Soroinda, Zyuhal was finally sentenced to 3 years in prison because he was proven guilty of committing fraud and embezzlement against 189 prospective Umrah pilgrims with a loss of Rp. 4,923,693,664.
In addition, the panel of judges also determined that convict Zyuhal Laila Nova remain detained and return the victims’ losses and confiscate a number of evidence. “Proven to have committed embezzlement and sentenced to three years in prison,” the judge said in his decision.
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The three-year prison sentence is lighter than the prosecutor’s demand of three years and nine months. This is because the defendant was charged with Article 378 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 372 of the Criminal Code with a threat of four years in prison.
In the previous trial, it was revealed that the proceeds of the fraud amounting to more than IDR 4 billion were used by the defendant for personal needs and no funds flowed to political parties.
“I am sad and disappointed, because with so many victims I am worried that the convict’s assets are not enough to replace the losses, especially since it is known that many assets are still on credit such as vehicles,” said a victim while crying. (Z-2)
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