Bamsoet Supports Plan for Indonesia-China Cooperation in Tackling Cybercrime
Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives and Deputy Chairman of the Golkar Party, Bambang Soesatyo (Bamsoet), fully supports the plan to strengthen cooperation between the Indonesian Police and the Chinese Police in handling cybercrime. This cooperation represents a strategic and urgent step amid the increasing threats of cross-border cybercrime.
In recent years, Indonesia has become both a target and an operational location for international cybercrime networks, including telephone-based fraud syndicates (voice phishing) and social media scams involving foreign nationals, particularly from China. This was stated by him while receiving the Police Attaché at the Chinese Embassy to Indonesia, Police Commissioner Class II Yang Chunyan, in Jakarta today.
“This cooperation is very important because cybercrime today transcends national borders. Perpetrators can be in one country, servers in another, and victims scattered across various regions. Without cross-jurisdictional collaboration, law enforcement will always lag behind,” said Bamsoet in his statement on Friday (24/4/2026).
Bamsoet presented data from the Ministry of Communication and Digital showing that from 2024 to early 2026, there were more than 120,000 reports of online fraud cases in Indonesia, with estimated public losses reaching more than Rp 2.6 trillion. The methods used are increasingly diverse, ranging from investment scams, impersonation of law enforcement officials via telephone calls, to social engineering through digital platforms.
“Cases uncovered in Indonesia show that many fraud syndicates exploit Indonesian territory as an operational base, employing cross-border labour and using advanced communication technology,” he said.
He stated that in several raids in Batam, Bali, and Jakarta, authorities found dozens to hundreds of perpetrators running fraud operations targeting victims abroad. This indicates that Indonesia also has the potential to become part of the global cybercrime chain if not addressed seriously.
“Handling transnational crimes like this requires a comprehensive approach, from prevention and enforcement to system improvements. We cannot work alone, and cooperation with China is a concrete step that must be supported,” said Bamsoet.
Bamsoet explained that possible cooperation includes real-time intelligence exchange, strengthening digital investigation capacity, and joint legal mechanisms to accelerate enforcement against cybercrime perpetrators.
According to him, with this approach, law enforcement agencies are expected to be able to track fund flows, identify perpetrator networks, and conduct simultaneous enforcement in various regions. Such collaborative models have proven effective in several countries in dismantling complex cross-border fraud networks.
“What we face is not ordinary crime, but organised crime with high technology. Therefore, law enforcement cooperation must be more adaptive, including in the use of digital forensics, artificial intelligence, and cross-border transaction tracking systems,” he concluded.