Indonesian Citizen Involved in International Online Gambling Syndicate in Hayam Wuruk Previously Worked in Cambodia

Jakarta, VIVA – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) have disclosed that an Indonesian citizen (WNI), arrested in an international online gambling (judol) case at Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower in Jakarta, previously worked in Cambodia.

“The individual is a former or had worked in Cambodia. So, he came here (to Jakarta) and is working here again,” stated Director of General Criminal Offences (Dirtipidum) of the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) Polri, Brigadier General Pol. Wira Satya Triputra, in Jakarta on Sunday.

This information was obtained after police examined the Indonesian citizen. Wira added that police are still investigating the role of the WNI in the international judol network arrested at Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower.

“The role of the WNI will still be checked again, but for now, he is definitely a customer service (worker in customer service, ed.),” he said.

Previously, on Saturday, 9 May, Polri arrested 321 people related to the crime of online gambling in an international network. Then, on Sunday, Polri announced that 320 of them are foreign nationals (WNA) and their detention was handed over to the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Immigration of the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services (Kemenimipas).

The 320 arrested WNA consist of 228 Vietnamese citizens, 57 Chinese citizens, 13 Myanmar citizens, 11 Laotian citizens, five Thai citizens, three Malaysian citizens, and three Cambodian citizens. Meanwhile, the other one is an Indonesian citizen and is being further processed at Bareskrim Polri. (Ant)