inp.polri.go.id – Jakarta. Investigators from the Directorate of Cyber Crime (Dittipidsiber) of the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) of the National Police (Polri) once again have confiscated the assets of Doni Salmanan, a suspect in a suspected case of investment fraud in the Quotex trading application. The police have confiscated IDR 1 billion from his colleague in Bandung. the Head of the Public Information Division (Kabag Penum) of the Public Relations Division (Divisi Humas) of Polri, Commissioner Gatot Repli Handoko, S.I.K., said the confiscation increased the nominal value of Doni Salaman's assets. "Yesterday we confiscated money from someone initialed Z in Bandung. We confiscated money worth one billion IDR," stated Kabag Penum Polri, Jakarta, Sunday, March 20, 2022. Kabag Penum Divisi Humas Polri revealed that investigators confiscated the money on Friday (18/3). It was also revealed that Z was a colleague or friend of Doni Salmanan, not a public figure. Investigators are still investigating why DS gave the money to Z. "This needs further investigation. Currently, investigators have only informed us about the confiscation. We still don't know for sure why DS gave the one billion IDR to Z," explained Commissioner Gatot Repli Handoko. According to him, the confiscation of Rp1 billion from Doni Salmanan's friend added to the nominal amount of assets seized by investigators. Released on Tuesday (15/3), Bareskrim has confiscated many assets of DS related to money laundering (TPPU) from his case in the Quotex scam investment. Currently, his assets are worth 64 billion IDR. Investigators also confiscated 3.3 billion IDR in cash, while the other assets that were seized were 97 items, consisting of 2 housing units, 2 plots of land with an area of 500 m2 and 400 m2, 18 units of two-wheeled vehicles of various brands, six four-wheeled vehicles, two of which were luxury vehicles, which is Porsche and Lamborghini. Investigators also confiscated four Gmail and social media accounts, a King Salamana YouTube account, and three email accounts connected to the Quotex application. "There are also 27 documents, including certificates of ownership, one ATM debit passbook, vehicle registration for four-wheeled vehicles, deed of sale and purchase, proof of delivery of motorized vehicles, books related to trading, and account mutations," stated Director of Cyber Crime Investigation, Brigadier General Asep Edi Suheri. Other than that, the authorities also confiscated 20 electronic equipment such as cellphones, sim cards, laptops, CPUs, iPads, monitors, and cameras, as well as 22 types of clothing with various brands. Edi Suheri added that the investigators are currently investigating other assets in collaboration with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) and related banks. "Besides that, we also block accounts that receive funds from DS," stated the Director of Cyber Crime. In this case, Doni Salmanan was charged with 45 paragraphs (1) in conjunction with Article 28 paragraph (1) of the ITE Law, which carries a penalty of 6 years in prison. In addition, Article 378 of the Criminal Code carries a 4-year prison sentence, and Article 3 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering carries a threat of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of 10 billion IDR.