Freddy Budiman (18 July 1977 – 29 July 2016) was an Indonesian drug trader who was executed in 2016.[1] His execution along with three other drug traders, are the latest instances of capital punishment in the country as of 2025.[2]
Early life
Budiman grew up in Surabaya. He later settled in Jakarta. At one point he was in the eyewear business.[3]
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.[4] 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.[1]
Budiman was able to use his wealth and influence in prison. He allegedly paid for preferential treatment and was allowed a room for conjugal visits, based on his lover's confession before he was executed. He also developed a network of drug dealers and concocted his own drugs in prison.[5][6]
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.[7]