A Pakistani national, Omer Faraz, has been sentenced to seven months in prison after a Bali court found him guilty of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme to avoid paying for restaurant orders in Pererenan, Badung.
Over several months, Faraz repeatedly duped a local restaurant, racking up unpaid orders worth nearly IDR 30 million (around USD 1,900) by sending fake transfer confirmations.
Omer’s defense lawyer, Lukman Hakim, confirmed the sentencing and explained that his client’s actions met the criteria for fraud under Article 378 of Indonesia’s Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64, which covers repeated offenses.
Faraz’s fraud involved sending counterfeit payment proofs through WhatsApp to the restaurant’s management 38 separate times from April until his arrest in June.
“Omer’s actions were premeditated, with the aim of self-enrichment at the restaurant’s expense,” Lukman stated, adding that Faraz’s scheme was carefully plotted and conducted online.
Initially, prosecutors pushed for a 10-month sentence, but the court reduced it to seven months, factoring in Faraz’s clean criminal record.
Both the prosecution and defense have accepted the sentence, allowing the case to close.
