Online gambling operations are becoming increasingly varied in their\nattempts to ensnare the public, even reaching the lower strata of\nsociety. Most recently, Polda Metro Jaya uncovered an alleged online\ngambling operation using pornographic live streaming. The case involving\nonline gambling, digital pornography, and money laundering was\ndismantled by the Indonesian National Police and was conducted through\nthe HOT51 application. Suspects range from individuals to\ncorporations.<\/p>\n
Police have named individual and corporate suspects in the alleged\nonline gambling, digital pornography, and money laundering case via the\nHOT51 application. \u201cIn this case, investigators have detained 8\nindividual suspects and 5 corporate suspects, and have placed one\nChinese foreign national on the wanted list,\u201d said Polda Metro Jaya\nChief, Commissioner General Asep Edi Suheri, at his office on Friday\n(26\/6). The nine individuals named as suspects include WS, BF, RM, OV,\nXR, and MPN, while the foreign national on the wanted list is SB. The\nfive corporate suspects are PT HSR, PT PDN, PT MDS, PT CDS, and PT\nIDI.<\/p>\n
The individual suspects are charged under Article 426 of the Criminal\nCode, which carries a maximum penalty of 9 years\u2019 imprisonment and a\nfine of up to Rp 2 billion. They are also charged under Article 407 of\nthe Criminal Code concerning Pornography Offences, with a minimum\nsentence of 6 months and a maximum of 10 years\u2019 imprisonment, and a fine\nranging from Rp 200 million to Rp 2 billion. Furthermore, Article 607 of\nthe Criminal Code on money laundering is applied, carrying a maximum\npenalty of 15 years\u2019 imprisonment and a fine of up to Rp 5 billion. The\nfive corporations are charged under various articles of the Criminal\nCode concerning corporate crimes, with penalties including imprisonment\nunder 7 years and a maximum corporate fine of Rp 2 billion.<\/p>\n
Polda Metro Jaya revealed that the illicit fund turnover reached Rp\n559 billion, while the cash seized amounted to Rp 14.9 billion. \u201cThis\nsyndicate managed illicit funds with a combined volume of Rp\n559,848,693,338,\u201d said Polda Metro Jaya\u2019s Director of General Criminal\nInvestigation, Senior Commissioner Iman Imanuddin, during a press\nconference. He stated that the money was circulated by partner payment\ngateway companies. PT IDI managed Rp 161.8 billion, PT MDS managed Rp\n68.2 billion, and PT CDS managed Rp 26.3 billion. Investigators have\nblocked 118 bank accounts and virtual accounts and seized cash totalling\nRp 14,962,046,000. \u201cThis scheme clearly illustrates how the criminal\nfunds from the HOT51 application were collected and disguised through\nthe misuse of corporate payment gateway virtual account facilities and\nshell company accounts,\u201d he explained. The illicit funds were\ndistributed in a structured manner to pay the gambling and pornography\nagency network.<\/p>\n
Based on the investigation results, the application was used for\ngambling and live broadcasts containing pornography. The large sums of\nmoney from online gambling in the application were then channelled into\nmanual gambling businesses, meaning non-online gambling. At least two\ngambling businesses disguised as game centres were uncovered by Polda\nMetro Jaya, namely Disney Timezone and Sky Timezone. \u201cInvestigators\nfound the use of a shell company pattern and the disguising of fund\nflows with an indicated transaction turnover of around Rp 559.8 billion,\nconsisting of Rp 900 million per month for the gambling business at\nDisney Timezone from December 2025 to June 2026, and Rp 1.2 billion per\nmonth for the Sky Timezone gambling business from May to June 2026,\u201d he\ndetailed.<\/p>\n
The perpetrators deceived the banking system to carry out their\nactions. The HOT51 application tricked the national banking system by\nusing bank deposit channels via virtual accounts managed by payment\ngateways PT PDN and PT HSR, as well as a company account belonging to PT\nKAJP. The investigation began with a cyber patrol conducted by the\npolice, followed by an in-depth \u2018follow the money\u2019 analysis. \u201cIn the\ninitial enforcement phase, the investigation team made simultaneous\narrests in several jurisdictions, including East Java, Aceh, and the\nPolda Metro Jaya jurisdiction,\u201d said Iman.<\/p>\n
As an asset recovery measure and to prevent capital flight, police\nblocked more than 100 accounts related to this case. \u201cInvestigators\nblocked 118 accounts and virtual accounts, seized Rp 14.96 billion in\ncash, and confiscated corporate deeds, electronic evidence, and\nsupporting documents,\u201d said Commissioner General Asep Edi Suheri. The\npolice chief stated that uncovering this gambling and money laundering\ncase is a commitment.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/5-facts-about-online-gambling-using-live-pornography-uncovered-by-polda-metro-1782525090", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }