Not Only Indra Kenz, Bareskrim Investigate Other Affiliates And Binomo Owners

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JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police is not only investigating the involvement of Indra Kenz in the alleged fraud case under the guise of Binomo binary options trading. This is because investigators will also dig up information about other affiliates.

"Investigators will explore the extent of the role of the affiliates in the Binomo game," said the Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan to VOI, Friday, February 18.

This investigation is based on the testimony of the victim's witness. Where, they mention there are several affiliates in the Binomo trading application.

"There is information from victim witnesses who played Binomo from several affiliates," said Whisnu.

In addition, investigators will also investigate the owner of the Binomo trading platform. However, it is not detailed about the extent of the information gathering process that has been carried out.

"The management or owner of the Binomo platform that investigators are exploring the information obtained from the results of examining witnesses and their documents to find out who the administrators or owners of the Binomo platform are," said Whisnu.

The Directorate of Special Economic Crimes, Bareskrim Polri previously raised the status of a case of alleged fraud under the guise of Binomo binary options trading, which dragged Indra Kenz into investigation. This increase in status is based on the results of the case title.

The increase in the status of this case is based on the results of the examination of witnesses and experts, although Indra Kenz has not yet had time to provide information.

In this case, Indra Kenz and the Binomo application are suspected of violating Article 27 paragraph 2 of the Electronic Transactions Law (UU ITE) regarding online gambling, Article 28 paragraph 1 of the ITE Law regarding fake news that harms consumers, and Article 378 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 regarding fraud. .

Then, Article 3, Article 5, and Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU).