Freddy Budiman

Freddy Budiman (18 July 1977 – 29 July 2016) was an Indonesian drug trader who was executed in 2016. His execution along with three other drug traders, are the latest instances of capital punishment in the country as of .

Early life Budiman grew up in Surabaya. He later settled in Jakarta. At one point he was in the eyewear business.

Criminal career Budiman was arrested in 2009 for possessing 500 grams of methamphetamine, and was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison for this case. In 2011, he was arrested for importing 1.4 million ecstasy pills from Mainland China. He was sentenced to death in 2012. He was sent to Cipinang prison that year.

In 2013, he was transferred to Batu prison on Nusa Kambangan. In 2014, Budiman confessed to Haris Azhar that he asked the police, BNN, and the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to import drugs into Indonesia.

According to his last wish, Budiman was buried in Surabaya, the land of his birth, at the Mbah Ratu Public Cemetery (TPU), Jalan Demak, near his home in Krembangan, Surabaya.