Conviction New religious movements Guru-led movement or ashram Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia · 2017

Indonesia: Dimas Kanjeng convicted of murdering followers who threatened to expose his money-multiplying 'powers'

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

padepokan leader claiming supernatural money-multiplying powers

Organization

Padepokan Dimas Kanjeng, Probolinggo

Spiritual nexus

The victims were his own followers, killed to protect the supernatural claim that bound the rest — belief was both the lure and the motive.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2017-08-01 · conviction and sentence

Pengadilan Negeri Kraksaan, Indonesia. Dimas Kanjeng Taat Pribadi, whose Probolinggo padepokan drew thousands with claimed money-multiplying powers, was convicted on 1 August 2017 of the premeditated murders of two of his own followers, Abdul Ghani and Ismail Hidayah, who had threatened to expose the fraud, and sentenced to 18 years; a separate fraud conviction followed. He was paroled in 2025.

Primary record

national news agency verdict and sentencing report Antara: 'Dimas Kanjeng Taat Pribadi divonis 18 tahun penjara'.: The national news agency's court report.
national newspaper court reporting disposition update Detik: parole facts recap.: Documents the conviction history and 2025 parole.

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