Bareskrim Collaborates with PPATK to Investigate Funds Flow of Hayam Wuruk Online Gambling Syndicate

Bareskrim Polri is collaborating with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to trace the flow of funds from an international online gambling (judol) syndicate headquartered at Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower in West Jakarta.

Director of General Crimes at Bareskrim Polri, Brigadier General Wira Satya Triputra, stated that this is being done to uncover the boss or mastermind behind the international network.

“This is still under investigation and deepening. Please give us time, as we are also coordinating with PPATK and other related stakeholders,” he told reporters on Monday (11/5).

Wira added that through tracing the fund flows, the identities of those acting as financiers or supporters, including the building lessees for the syndicate, can also be revealed.

“To conduct tracing of both the fund flows and the sponsors of them or the perpetrators who bring them here,” he explained.

“This includes tracing who the lessees are, the sponsors, and those providing facilities and infrastructure for the perpetrators,” he added.

Previously, Bareskrim Polri raided the online gambling headquarters operated by hundreds of foreign nationals from various countries at the Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower office building in Taman Sari, West Jakarta, on Saturday (9/5).

In the raid, police arrested a total of 321 foreign nationals from various countries. The breakdown includes 57 Chinese nationals, 228 Vietnamese nationals, 11 Laotian nationals, 13 Myanmar nationals, 3 Malaysian nationals, 5 Thai nationals, and 3 Cambodian nationals.

Of the total arrested, 275 individuals have been designated as suspects. The suspects are charged under Article 426 and/or Article 607 in conjunction with Article 20 and/or Article 21 of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code, as well as Law Number 1 of 2026 on penalty adjustments.