Ministry of Immigration and Corrections to Heighten Vigilance Against Online Gambling and Scamming Networks

Bandarlampung, Lampung - The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections (Kemenimipas) has affirmed that it will enhance vigilance against online gambling (judol) and scamming networks involving foreign nationals (WNA). “Of course, we will and must increase vigilance against suspected judol or scamming networks whose perpetrators are foreigners present in Indonesia,” said Minister of Imipas Agus Andrianto in Bandarlampung, Lampung, on Monday. He stated that as part of tightening supervision, Kemenimipas continues to collaborate with relevant ministries and institutions as well as police and TNI ranks to provide protection and state sovereignty. “Supervision of online gambling and international scamming perpetrator networks will continue to be tightened. Cross-ministry and institutional collaboration will also be strengthened to safeguard public security from digital crime threats,” he said. He suspects that the perpetrators (WNA) of the judol and scamming syndicates are individuals who can enter and exit freely through visa-free policies. “These are people with visa-free access. Even citizens from ASEAN countries also enjoy visa-free facilities. However, the impact of implementing this visa-free regime can indeed create conditions like those happening now,” he said. Moreover, he added, in Cambodia there are currently many raid activities, so the syndicates are likely seeking other places to operate freely. “They are in Indonesia for one or two months. The ones in Hayam Wuruk (West Jakarta) have only been here for two months; in Kepri we arrested 210 judol syndicate members just one month ago, and in Tangerang 15 people were also arrested recently. So, we remain focused. We are not negligent as we are also conducting supervision activities,” he said.