If convicted, the "idol-level" rich man may face life imprisonment.
Harvey Moyes, who is 1.85 meters tall, is handsome and rich. He is the "tall, rich and handsome" in the eyes of Indonesian netizens.
In 2016, he married Indonesian actress Sandra Devi at Tokyo Disney and became popular as the "perfect husband". Various search topics about the couple were overwhelming on foreign social networking sites.
Today, the 38-year-old is involved in the largest corruption case in Indonesia's history and was arrested on suspicion of corruption and money laundering. If found guilty, the "idol-level" tycoon may face life imprisonment.
"There is a mine at home"
On November 30, 1985, Moise was born with a "gold spoon" in his mouth. His father, Hayon Moise, is an Indonesian coal mining tycoon with a prosperous business. Her mother, Alma, is involved in managing the family business and is also a socialite with over 10,000 followers on her personal social media account.
Moise, who has lived a life of fine clothing and fine food since childhood, not only "has a mine at home", but also inherited his father's talent for business. After his father died of illness, Moise took over as the president of Zhonghe Hope Coal Mining Company and also served as the representative of Pangasin Refining Company. He also holds shares in a number of mining companies and has almost a monopoly on Bangka Island's coal and tin mines.
Before marrying Devi, Moise had kept a low profile. Later, netizens dug up the early "love story" of the two and expressed their envy.
Around 2013, Moise and Mananta, the friend of the Dewi Sutra woman, introduced each other and started dating for three years.
At that time, Moise's father was bedridden with cancer. The most important thing for Moises was to spend his last moments with his father. Therefore, he and Devi were unable to see each other as often as a normal couple. But Devi often visited his father with Moise, and their relationship blossomed.
Moise and Devi prayed for their father outside the hospital room.
Unfortunately, Hayong died before his son's wedding. But the performance of Moyes and Devi when Hayon was seriously ill won them the favor of many people.
"Perfect Husband"
Moise and Devi married on November 8, 2016, and gave birth to their son Raphael the following year, and later their younger son Michael. Devi often shows off her happy life on social media. Luxury cars, mansions, and private jets are part of daily life.
Where did Moise’s title of “Perfect Husband” come from? This has to mention the "wedding of the century" between him and Devi that cost about 957 million Indonesian rupiah (approximately 430,000 yuan).
On November 8, 2016, the wedding of the two was held at the Jakarta Cathedral. The on-site decoration is mainly white, dreamy and luxurious. The wedding hosting company revealed that everything from the set decoration to the wedding clothes of the two people, the bride's bouquet, to the photography and videography of the entire wedding, and even the wedding cake were all customized by "famous masters".
"Moise and Devi completed this sacred ceremony on this special day in the presence of family and friends. Every element complemented each other and it was a perfect evening."
The then Administrator of the Jakarta Capital Territory Chief Purnama was also present at the wedding.
The wedding scene of Mr. and Mrs. Moise at the Jakarta Cathedral.
6 days later, the newlyweds held their wedding banquet at Cinderella Castle in Tokyo Disneyland. It was Devi's childhood dream to get married at Disneyland. The wedding was also live-streamed on Facebook. In the
lens, the newlyweds dressed up as a prince and princess, surrounded by Disney cartoon characters, smiled happily. For a time, this wedding became the "daydream material" of countless female netizens, and the handsome and wealthy Moise became the "perfect husband" in the minds of thousands of Indonesian girls.
After the marriage, Devi interacted with netizens on social media and praised Moise from beginning to end: "Moise is not good at flirting, a bit slow, but very patient, never complains, and never gets angry."
德威Wei also said that he was "the dominant person in the family", saying that Moise never asked him to cook or do other housework, and almost every meal at home was prepared by his mother-in-law.
According to Devi, Moise is her friend who talks about everything. When she talks to her husband about the various troubles she encounters in life and work, she can always get relief and solutions from him.
Moise is even more of a filial son, "Their mother-son friendship is very deep, which also makes me believe that our future children will love me as much as Moise loves his mother."
Moise and his mother Irma.
Moise is not only a "perfect husband", but also a "perfect dad". In the social accounts the couple opened for their sons, Moise often appears in the same frame as the children. He taught his son to swim, took the family to theme parks, and created a very responsible father image.
The Moises.
What shocked netizens the most was that in 2019, Moise gave Raphael a genuine private jet on his second birthday. Moise’s relatives posted photos of the plane on social networking sites with the text “Today, Monday, March 25, 2019, at exactly 9:00, Raphael’s private plane landed at Lim Perdanaku Suma International Airport (a military-civilian airport in Jakarta). "
Even the life of a nanny at home makes netizens envious. Devi wrote in the "show off wealth post" that Moise gave the nanny a large holiday allowance. The amount was so large that after the holiday, the nanny refused to go back to work and instead used the huge allowance as start-up capital to start a business.
The corruption-related "overturn"
The Moyes couple's glorious moment was as eye-catching as Cinderella in the glass slipper; but the subsequent "overturn" was as embarrassing as Cinderella when the clock struck midnight. That "Cinderella"-themed wedding now seems to have become a preview of their fate.
The moment Moise was arrested, the magic failed and the glamorous life was returned to its original form.
Moise's various luxury cars, planes, and his personal bank account have been frozen by the Indonesian Attorney General's Office.
On March 27, 2024, Moise (left) was arrested by prosecutors in Jakarta.
As early as 2016, the mining area of Pangasin Refining Company was listed as a protected area. A shareholder of the company said that due to environmental concerns, the company has suspended its refining operations and related facilities will be scrapped. By 2020, the Director-General of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mines stated that Zhonghe hopes that the company’s coal mining rights will end in April 2022.
So, where did the Moise family earn their huge living expenses?
According to statistics from the Indonesian Ministry of Finance, from 2019 to 2022, Venus Core Equipment Company, a company owned by Moise, produced 4,636 tons of tin within its own mining business license area of only 500 hectares, and its output reached the top five in the country. This is simply an impossible task.
All this attracted the attention of the Indonesian Attorney General's Office. After investigation, clues emerged from a tin smelting and processing equipment leasing cooperation agreement signed in 2018 between Venus Core Equipment Company and Indonesian state-owned mining company Tianma Tin Industry.
Tianma Tin is one of the top five state-owned mining companies in Indonesia. Between 2018 and 2019, in order to ensure the company's production, Moise bribed Tablani, the then president of Tianma Tin, to allow his refining Bangassar Company to conduct illegal mining within the Tianma Tin mining business license area.
Not only that, Moise also acted as a middleman to help Tianma get in touch with more other private tin ore smelting companies, especially related companies in which Moise holds shares, to reach cooperation.
This series of illegal transactions were disguised as lease agreements for tin processing equipment. Moise also got in touch with Helena Lin, the then manager of Quantum Skyline Trading, an Indonesian currency exchange company, and laundered the illegal profits into a "corporate social responsibility fund" and first put the money into his own pocket , and then distribute it among the people involved.
To be on the safe side, Moyes also "kindly" reminded all private smelting companies involved that they must set aside part of their profits to continue bribing other relevant personnel who may hinder their illegal mining activities.
As of April this year, nearly 200 witnesses have been summoned in this tin mining industry corruption case, which involves bribery, misuse of funds, money laundering and other crimes. The people involved are all corporate executives, and there are many companies involved, all of which are large-scale enterprises. , including many state-owned mining companies in Indonesia.
Indonesian environmental issues scholar Sahajo said that this corruption case has caused potential environmental damage of 271 trillion Indonesian rupiah (approximately 120.8 billion yuan) to the Indonesian country.
Now, this case, known as "the largest corruption case in Indonesian history" is still under investigation. After Moise was arrested by Indonesian authorities on March 27, he was accused of money laundering and misuse of company funds, colluding with the state-owned tin mining company Tianma Tin, engaging in illegal mining activities, and committing money laundering and corruption crimes.
Criminal law experts from Trishakti University said that if Devi knew about the matter and was involved, she would also face up to five years in prison and a heavy fine.
"Corruption has always been a cancer in Indonesian politics. Indonesia implemented democratic reforms in 1998 and established the Corruption Eradication Commission, which intensified anti-corruption efforts and had a certain deterrent effect on some senior officials. However, the root causes of corruption have not been completely resolved. Anti-corruption There is still a long way to go," Xu Liping, a researcher at the Institute of Asia-Pacific and Global Strategy and director of the Southeast Asia Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told reporters.
Devi expressed his feelings to reporters before being interrogated.
Regarding the "show off wealth operation" of the Moyes couple, the truth has now come to light, and Moise's "perfect husband" persona has completely collapsed. Devi has no remorse for this. Before entering the interrogation room, she was still smiling and "showing her feelings" to reporters.
Regarding this, the netizens who were extremely envious of her at the beginning could only say, "She has such a big heart."
(Source: Global People)
