Bareskrim Breakthrough: Rp 58.1 Billion from Online Gambling Case Now in State Treasury
Directorate of Cyber Crime (Dittipidsiber) of the Indonesian National Police’s Bareskrim has handed over cash amounting to Rp 58.1 billion, related to a money-laundering case from online gambling (judol), to be executed by prosecutors. The handover was conducted under Supreme Court Regulation (Perma) No. 1 of 2013.
Perma 1/2013 sets out procedures for handling assets related to money laundering and other crimes. Article 1 of Perma 1/2013 provides that requests for handling assets are to be submitted by investigators when the suspected offender is not found, as regulated in Law No. 8/2010 on the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering.
Under Article 10 of Perma 1/2013, the Supreme Court states that judges may determine assets linked to money laundering or other crimes as state assets or return them to the rightful owner. The excerpt of the ruling is then forwarded to the requesting investigators and to the Attorney General’s Office for execution.
“The Cyber Crime Directorate of Bareskrim Polri is carrying out a strategic activity, namely the handover of the execution object assets that have been seized for the state,” said Brig. Gen. Himawan Bayu Aji, head of the Dittipidsiber at Bareskrim Polri, at a press conference in Bareskrim Polri, South Jakarta, Friday (6/3/2026).
Himawan said the investigation into online gambling and TPPU represents a development of the analysis results from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK). He noted that online gambling offences have harmed the national economy.
He described the application of Supreme Court Regulation No. 1 of 2013 related to asset seizure in money laundering crimes, particularly online gambling, as a crucial part of law enforcement. He said the assets handed over stemmed from the results of 16 police reports (LPs) related to TPPU from online gambling.
“With the total value of assets handed over to the state via the Attorney General’s Office today amounting to Rp 58,183,165,803 from 133 accounts,” he said.
PPATK Praises Bareskrim for Using Perma 1/2013
The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) commended Dittipidsiber Bareskrim Polri for using Supreme Court Regulation No. 1 of 2013 to seize online gambling assets and deposit them directly into the state treasury. Deputy on Analysis and Examination at PPATK, Danang Triharto, described the move as a good legal breakthrough.
“Perma 1 of 2013 related to online gambling that reaches the state treasury is the first case. So this is the first case related to online gambling,” Danang said.
Danang assesses that the application of this Perma provides a solution to the challenge of prosecuting online gambling operators who often use other people’s identities or loan accounts. In practice, he said, online gambling operators frequently use deposit accounts in other people’s names to hold betting funds. This makes it difficult for law enforcement to identify the actual perpetrators (beneficial owners) behind those accounts.
“So, if you understand, all of this money comes from deposit gambling accounts that use other people’s accounts. In other words, the actual perpetrators were not found,” Danang explained.
He said authorities frequently face difficulties because suspects are unclear, yet the illicit assets are real. He regarded regular legal mechanisms as difficult to apply. Danang described Perma 1/2013 as the most appropriate instrument.
Danang praised the asset seizure’s success as a good step in cracking down on online gambling cases. According to him, the success proves that inter-agency synergy can overcome administrative obstacles and differences in legal interpretation that have long hindered progress.
“Of course, this initial stage will continue to subsequent cases, where we acknowledge that online gambling still occurs,” he said.