JAKARTA - The Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, stressed the importance of anticipating to prevent Indonesia from becoming a nest of online gambling (judol). This followed the raid on the judol headquarters involving hundreds of foreign nationals (WNA) in West Jakarta.
"We must anticipate that there are parties who want to make Indonesia a stopover or as the main place for online gambling, of course that should not happen," said Puan.
This was conveyed by Puan after the DPR Plenary Meeting at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday (12/5/2026).
Previously, the National Police raided an online gambling headquarters on Jalan Hayam Wuruk, West Jakarta. A total of 320 perpetrators, including 19 foreigners and one other Indonesian who had worked at the judol headquarters in Cambodia. They were arrested while operating the judol site.
The foreigners entered Indonesia with a tourist permit or visa that had overstayed and did not have a work permit. The judol headquarters is suspected of having operated for about two months where the perpetrators are suspected of renting the floor of the building as an organized cross-border digital operation center.
Regarding this, Puan supports the steps of the National Police which are part of the commitment to eradicate online gambling in Indonesia.
Puan then highlighted the fact that Indonesia is now the location where the international network judol operations are run.
"Therefore, the tightening or anticipation related to this must be carried out not only now but periodically," he said.
"This is important because this is also to prevent this from becoming wider and wider," added Puan.
Furthermore, Puan considers the disclosure of international online gambling headquarters in West Jakarta to be a serious concern because it shows a new pattern of crime.
digital cross-country that is starting to utilize the domestic network in Indonesia.
"This condition shows the existence of a transformation of a digital threat that is increasingly complex," said the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament.
Puan also encouraged strategic steps so that Indonesia does not become a new judo operational base. He assessed that these steps range from monitoring the digital ecosystem, cyber network movement, and cross-border activities are not seriously strengthened.
"The issue of online gambling is not enough to be read as a criminal act.
ordinary gambling crime. Because when foreign networks can enter through the relationship and facilitation of actors
"Domestically, the problem has touched on aspects of national digital security and the vulnerability of the governance of the Indonesian cyber space," said Puan.
Puan also assessed that judol has become a threat to social resilience that is very detrimental to society.
"When international networks can build an operational base in the country with the support of local actors, then Indonesia's digital space becomes increasingly vulnerable to being used for other, broader illegal activities," said the former Coordinating Minister for Political, Social, and Cultural Affairs.
Puan added that the disclosure of international online gambling headquarters in Jakarta must be a momentum to strengthen national digital sovereignty considering the biggest challenge ahead is not just closing illegal platforms.
"But ensuring that Indonesia's digital space does not become a place for international criminal networks to grow that use the Indonesian people themselves as part of their operations," concluded Puan Maharani.
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