[1] His execution along with three other drug traders, are the latest instances of capital punishment in the country as of 2024.
[3] 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.
He allegedly paid for preferential treatment and was allowed a room for conjugal visits, based on his lover's confession before he was executed.
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.
[1] Budiman was executed on 29 July 2016 at Nusa Kambangan, Cilacap, Central Java, together with three other people.