Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) have arrested eight\nmembers of a buzzer syndicate that created fake news content on social\nmedia. Operating since 2024, the perpetrators amassed Rp 220\nmillion.<\/p>\n
The Director of Criminal Investigation at Polda Metro Jaya, Chief\nCommissioner Iman Imanuddin, explained that the value of each content\nproject varied depending on the time interval, the issue, and the level\nof difficulty. Preliminary investigation results show that officers\nseized Rp 220 million allegedly received by the perpetrators from those\nwho commissioned the work.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe value per project offered by the clients, based on the\ninvestigation, varied depending on the time interval, the issue, and its\nlevel of difficulty. Today, or currently, what we are carrying out is a\nseizure \u2014 there is evidence in the form of money amounting to Rp\n220,000,000,\u201d said Iman at a press conference at Polda Metro Jaya,\nJakarta, on Monday (27\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n
Iman explained that the money was obtained by the perpetrators as\npayment for projects running since 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd this has been confirmed by the suspects as part of the payment\nfor those projects. As for the period of production, it has been going\non since 2024,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Investigating the Clients<\/p>\n
Iman affirmed that his team is investigating alleged corruption\nrelated to the project payments made to the suspects. Police are still\nprobing whether there was any misuse of state funds connected to the\ncase.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen earlier, questions arose about the connection and the potential\nfor alleged corruption. As we have already stated, if the money used to\npay for these projects is state money, then certainly a deeper\ninvestigation can be conducted into the alleged misuse of state\nfinances, resulting in losses to the state, because the money was not\nused for its intended purpose,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Iman said investigators are currently gathering the content that\nconstituted the suspects\u2019 projects. Police have not yet been able to\nexplain in detail what the content consists of, as the investigation is\nstill ongoing.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur investigative team is, of course, gathering all the content\nuploaded by the suspects related to their actions,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n
The suspects have been charged under Article 32 in conjunction with\nArticle 48 of Law Number 1 of 2024, the second amendment to Law Number\n11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions, which carries a\nmaximum penalty of eight years\u2019 imprisonment and a fine of Rp 2\nbillion.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hoax-buzzer-syndicate-rakes-in-220-million-rupiah-since-2024-1785171276", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }