Polri Seizes Rp58.1 Billion in Judol Case, Kemenkeu Says It Will Boost State Revenue

The Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) has praised the Police’s Criminal Investigation Directorate (Bareskrim Polri) for applying Supreme Court Regulation (Perma) Number 1 of 2013 in handling online gambling cases (judol). The move is seen as a breakthrough in law enforcement with a direct impact on optimising state revenue.

Sunawan Agung Saksono, Senior Expert State Financial Analyst at the Ministry of Finance, said that asset seizures from money laundering in the judol case are not only about law enforcement but a strategy in managing state finances.

‘On behalf of the leadership and the Ministry of Finance we extend appreciation for the synergy and cross-agency coordination in optimising state revenue through the mechanism of PNBP deposits sourced from assets seized from money laundering and online gambling offences,’ Sunawan said at a press conference at Bareskrim Polri, South Jakarta, Thursday (5 March 2026).

For information, Supreme Court Regulation Number 1 of 2013 governs the procedure for settling requests for handling assets suspected of deriving from money laundering or other offences, especially when suspects are not located or not yet named. Bareskrim Polri has handed over Rp58.1 billion related to TPPU from judol to be executed by prosecutors.

Sunawan explained that seized assets that have permanent legal force (inkracht) can be directly deposited into the state treasury as Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP).

‘This is a major breakthrough carried out by Bareskrim and the Attorney General’s Office in collaboration with ministries/agencies in law enforcement that impacts the improvement of state revenue,’ he added.

He viewed the handover of online gambling asset deposits as having strategic significance that covers two primary functions of state financial management. First, regulatory function, i.e., as an instrument to maintain public order by eradicating gambling; and second, the budgetary function or as an effort to increase state revenue.

‘The seized funds that have permanent legal force and have been deposited into the state treasury are the country’s assets, which will subsequently be recorded, documented, and managed as Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) in accordance with statutory provisions,’ Sunawan explained.

Sunawan guaranteed that all revenue from the judol asset seizures would be processed through the accountable and transparent state revenue system. This is important to support the quality of government financial reporting and to maintain the credibility of the State Budget (APBN).

‘Dfrom a fiscal perspective, optimising PNBP contributes to strengthening the revenue base and supporting fiscal sustainability,’ he said.

Bareskrim Hands Rp58.1 Billion from Judol Seizure to Prosecutors

The Directorate of Cyber Crime, Bareskrim Polri, handed over Rp58.1 billion related to a money laundering case from online gambling (judol) to be executed by prosecutors. The funds were handed over because the case has permanent legal force (inkrah).

Brig. Gen. Himawan Bayu Aji, head of the Directorate of Cyber Crime, said the handover is an implementation of Perma 1/2013 on the procedures for handling assets in money laundering or other offences.

‘The Siber Directorate of Bareskrim Polri carried out a strategic activity in the form of handing over the results of execution of assets seized for the state,’ Himawan told reporters at Bareskrim Polri, South Jakarta.

Himawan said the disclosure of online gambling and TPPU cases is the development of a report from the Financial Transaction Reporting and Analysis Centre (PPATK). He said the report was followed up by the Directorate of Cyber Crime, Bareskrim Polri by blocking.

‘We emphasise that the asset execution today is a concrete follow-up to the analysis report (LHA) provided by PPATK to the Directorate of Cyber Crime, Bareskrim Polri,’ Himawan said.