The Criminal Investigation Unit Urged To Check National Banks And Payment Gateway Service Providers Who Have Worked With Binomo

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Law Enforcement Supervision and Oversight Institute (LP3HI) has spoken about the Indra Kenz case. They urged the Criminal Investigation Police (Bareskrim) to investigate payment gateway companies and national banks that had worked with Binomo.

The Deputy Chairperson of LP3HI, Kurniawan Adi Nugroho, explained why the team had to check the payment gateway provider company and the national bank. This is done to clarify the situation of the criminal case.

"Investigators must check the banks that are cooperating with the suspects. This is to see whether the suspects' money storage is intended to hide crimes and take profits from hiding them or not," Kurniawan said when confirmed, Friday, March 18.

Kurniawan regretted to the National Bank and payment gateway service providers who had collaborated with Binomo.

"We should have asked first whether Binomo has a permit or not. If there is no permit, the bank and payment gateway company should not want to be partners," he said.

Previously, the Police Bareskrim investigated other involvements behind the online gambling case under the guise of Binomo trading with the suspect Indra Kenz. The name Fakar Suhartami Pratama appears, who is called Indra Kenz's mentor or teacher.

"(Mentor Indra Kenz, ed) the information is Fakar," said the Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police, Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan, when confirmed, Thursday, March 17.

Fakar is also suspected of being the person who taught Indra Kenz to eliminate evidence, including cellphones, and transfer balances to other accounts so that they cannot be traced.

"Maybe yes, we can not conclude directly yes," he said.

To confirm these allegations, continued Whisnu, investigators will conduct an examination. Fakar plans to be questioned next week.

"This is what we want to call, we will call Fakar next week," said Whisnu.

Indra Kenz is an affiliate in the gambling application under the guise of trading Binomo. This case was uncovered after the victim filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police.

Indra Kenz is said to have earned 70 percent of the total loss of people playing on the platform.

In this case, Indra Kenz was charged with gambling and online fraud. In addition, he was also charged with the crime of money laundering (TPPU). This article is an effort to impoverish the perpetrators of criminal acts so that there is a deterrent effect.