Bareskrim Hands Over Rp58 Billion Seized from Online Gambling Money Laundering to the State
Bareskrim Polri has handed over assets seized amounting to Rp58.183.165.803 to the state as proceeds of money laundering (TPPU) from online gambling. Director of Cyber Crime at Bareskrim, Brigadier General Himawan Bayu Aji, said the asset execution was a follow-up to a results analysis report (LHA) by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK).
“Today we are handing over the results of the execution object to the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Indonesia as the government’s representative to subsequently channel them as government revenue,” he said at a press conference at Bareskrim Polri, on Thursday (5/3).
Himawan explained that under Perma Number 1/2013 concerning handling of wealth in money laundering cases, especially online gambling, the focus is not only on the perpetrators but also on the seizure of criminal proceeds by the state.
In this case, he said, 51 reports from PPATK were received, originating from transactions on 132 online gambling websites with temporary suspensions totaling Rp255,757,671,888 from 5,961 accounts.
“We have followed up those LHA into 27 police reports. Of these, 11 police reports from 21 LHA are still under investigation,” he stated.
He added that Bareskrim subsequently seized Rp142,017,116,090 from 359 accounts. In addition, funds still under blocking amount to Rp1,678,002,710 from 40 accounts.
“Currently, 16 police reports from 20 LHA have been completed up to court ruling or have become final and binding, with the total assets we handed to the state through the Attorney General’s Office amounting to Rp58.183.165.803 from 133 accounts,” he said.
Furthermore, Himawan noted that there is one LHA resolved through the regular KUHP and ITE law mechanisms, and nine LHA are still under investigation.
“In handling online gambling, we conduct regular activities, and also actions under Perma 1/2013. Today we report or publish the results of handling Perma Number 1 of 2013,” he added.
“The enforcement efforts undertaken are not only against organisers or operators but also against the financial transactions of online gambling through money laundering, as part of efforts to halt online gambling operations,” he concluded.