15 Sponsors Suspected of Bringing 320 Foreign Nationals Involved in Online Gambling in Hayam Wuruk

The Directorate General of Immigration, Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services, has successfully identified the sponsors (guarantor parties) responsible for the presence of 320 foreign nationals (WNA) suspected of being part of an international online gambling (judol) syndicate in the Hayam Wuruk area, West Jakarta. Director General of Immigration Hendarsam Marantoko stated in Jakarta on Wednesday that 15 sponsors have been identified as responsible for bringing hundreds of WNA involved in the judol activities. “Fifteen guarantor parties or sponsors have been identified as responsible for the presence of these WNA in Indonesia,” said Hendarsam. The Directorate General of Immigration is currently delving into the suspected immigration crimes committed by the 320 WNA suspected of being part of the international judol syndicate through a joint investigation with the National Police. The investigation has been ongoing since the 320 WNA were transferred to the Jakarta Immigration Detention House (Rudenim) and the Directorate General of Immigration on Sunday (10/5). Hendarsam emphasised that in processing suspected crimes, the Directorate General of Immigration does not only target individual foreigners but also conducts in-depth examinations of the sponsors or guarantors. Immigration also has the authority to prosecute if both the foreigners and sponsors show indications of involvement in criminal acts. “As regulated in the immigration law, our investigators (PPNS) also have the authority to prosecute suspected immigration crimes committed by either foreigners or their sponsors,” stressed Hendarsam.