Asked By The DPR To Reveal The 'Big Boss' Of Binary Option Investments, PPATK: We Suspect That There Are Master Minds Outside And Within The Country

Head of PPATK / ANTARA

JAKARTA - Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) has highlighted the recent cases of fraudulent binary options investment. The legal commission then asked the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to reveal the 'big boss' behind the flow of funds related to bogus binary options investments.

Member of Commission III of the DPR Golkar faction, Adde Rosi, alluded to the statement by NasDem Legislator Ahmad Sahroni who said that there was a 'big boss' figure behind the bogus binary options investment. The figure is an Indonesian citizen and is currently abroad.

"A while ago, Mr. Ahmad Sahroni on private TV said that about this fraudulent investment there is a big boss, he said there is a big boss. Then those who control Indonesian people whose positions are abroad," said Adde Rosi in a hearing meeting (RDP) with the Head of PPATK at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, April 5.

According to Adde, the Head of PPATK Ivan Yustiavandana should have known about this. He also encouraged the Head of PPATK to disclose this fact to the public.

"I'm also confused about where Mr. Ahmad Sahroni knows. If Mr. Ahmad Sahroni knows, the head of the PPATK should also understand about this. If it's true, who is it? illegal investment," he said.

Responding to Adde Rosi's statement, Head of PPATK Ivan Yustiavandana suspected that there were a number of master minds behind fraudulent investments spread at home and abroad.

"Mr. Ahmad Sahroni said that related to master minds there are overseas. We also suspect that there are master minds in other countries, there are master minds in domestic," said Ivan.

However, Ivan said, PPATK is still tracing the transactions of the fraudulent investment giant to find the ultimate beneficiary owner (UBO). He said the number of transactions continues to increase until now.

"But again, we are trying to trace the transaction to the ultimate beneficiary owner. What we see is that its development continues to increase," he said.

Previously, Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives from the NasDem faction, Ahmad Sahroni, stated that he knew the mastermind behind the fraudulent investment scenario that was rife in Indonesia.

Recently, Hendry Susanto alias HS, the boss who manages the trading robot Fahrenheit, was arrested by the Directorate of Special Economic Crimes of the National Police Criminal Investigation Department. HS was secured by investigators after responding to a summons from the Criminal Investigation Department on Monday, March 22.

Responding to this, Sahroni claimed HS as the right hand of someone who became the brains of fraudulent investments through trading robots.

"HS may be the right hand man, not directly the boss. There must be (boss), there must be local people. Only later the police will investigate," said Sahroni in a television program, Wednesday, March 23.

According to him, the mastermind behind the fraudulent investment scam is an Indonesian native. However, when asked by Hotman regarding the identity of the mastermind, Sahroni was reluctant to answer.

"Let the police handle it. I am sure the police will arrest (the mastermind behind the illegal investment)," he concluded.