Expert Staff Becomes Suspect Of Online Gambling, Polda Metro Searches Komdigi Office

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya searched the office of the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) regarding the handling of cases of alleged online gambling.

It is known, in the case of online gambling the police named dozens of suspects, some of whom were Komdigi expert staff.

"Yes, it is true (the search for the Komdigi office)," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Ary Syam Indradi to VOI, Friday, November 1.

Based on information circulating, searches were carried out on the second and third floors of the Komdigi office.

Meanwhile, in the online gambling case, the police arrested and named 11 suspects. Some of them are Komdigi expert staff.

"11 people were arrested and named as suspects. Civilians and some of them (employees) Komdigi, there are also some expert staff," said Ade.

It was not conveyed in detail the number and initials of Komdigi employees who had been named as suspects.

It is only stated that they abuse their authority in handling non-criminal online gambling.

"They abused (the authority)," said Ade.