Pramono Orders Satpol PP to Check QR Stickers Suspected of Directing to Judol

JAKARTA — Governor of Jakarta, Pramono Anung, has asked Satpol PP to check the proliferation of QR code stickers at various locations across Jakarta, which are alleged to direct users to online gambling sites (Judol). According to Pramono, the Jakarta Provincial Government will take action if it is proven that the QR stickers direct users to online gambling sites. ‘So, as I said earlier, I will request the relevant OPD, Satpol PP, to screen it. If it is indeed true, action will be taken promptly,’ Pramono said during an interview in the Srengseng Sawah area, South Jakarta, on Friday (6 March 2026). ‘Jakarta is among those supporting the central government to wage war against Judol,’ he added. Pramono also said that online gambling has ensnared many people and has a negative impact on society. ‘Because Judol is what has caused many residents everywhere, including in Jakarta, to become entangled in life, which surely is not good,’ he said. He stressed that the DKI Provincial Government will support various steps by the central government to cut access to online gambling sites. Previously, police arrested a man with initials SH alias P (37) who pasted hundreds of QR code stickers linked to online gambling sites in several areas of Jakarta. Pesanggrahan Police Sector chief Seala Syah Alam said the suspect was arrested after being seen sticking a QR sticker in Petukangan Selatan, Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, on Tuesday (10 February 2026). ‘The initial confession is that there are more than one hundred QR codes distributed. So we urge the public to be careful,’ Seala said at a press conference on Thursday (5 March 2026). Seala urged the public not to scan QR codes found in public places indiscriminately. In addition to directing to online gambling sites, this modus operandi could also be used to steal personal data. For members of the public who believe they have scanned a QR code believed to be related to Judol or fraud, the Cyber Investigation Directorate of the Metro Jaya Regional Police has opened a complaints desk. Seala said the suspect P acted as the executor who pasted the QR stickers. He was paid Rp 100,000 for each sticker pasted. ‘Because he was enticed by money. The pay per barcode, as reported to us, is Rp 100,000,’ Seala said. Meanwhile, two other individuals identified as F and A are still being pursued by police.