Bareskrim handed over Rp58 billion in assets from 132 online gambling sites tracked

JAKARTA - The Cyber Crime Directorate (Dittipidsiber) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police handed over the results of the execution of assets from the online gambling case worth Rp58.18 billion to the Attorney General's Office to be deposited into the state treasury.

Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Brig. Gen. Pol. Himawan Bayu Aji, said the handover was a follow-up to the court's decision which had the force of law (inkracht).

According to him, the execution of assets is carried out based on the Supreme Court Regulation (Perma) Number 1 of 2013 regarding the handling of assets in money laundering (TPPU) cases.

"The execution of these assets is a follow-up to the report of the results of the PPATK analysis related to transactions that are suspected of originating from online gambling," said Himawan in a press conference on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

Himawan said the police received 51 reports from the PPATK analysis (LHA) which came from transactions on 132 online gambling sites. From the analysis, a temporary stop was made to transactions worth Rp. 255.75 billion from 5,961 accounts.

"We have followed up on the LHA into 27 police reports. As for 11 police reports from 21 LHA are still in the process of investigation. Investigators also seized funds of Rp. 142.01 billion from 359 accounts, while Rp. 1.67 billion from 40 accounts are still in the process of blocking," he said.

Meanwhile, 16 police reports from 20 LHA have been completed to the stage of court decision and have legal force. From this case, assets worth Rp. 58.18 billion originating from 133 accounts were then confiscated for the state.

Himawan explained that handling online gambling cases not only ensnared perpetrators or operators, but also traced the flow of funds through the application of money laundering. According to him, this approach is carried out to break the chain of online gambling operations that utilize the financial system.

In addition to enforcement, his party also encourages banks to tighten transaction supervision, including through the implementation of the Know Your Customer (KYC) principle and an early detection system for accounts suspected of being used for online gambling activities.

"Accounts used for online gambling operations must be detected faster so that they are not misused in the financial system," he concluded.