PADANG - West Sumatra (Sumbar) Police Chief Inspector General Teddy Minahasa Putra declared war on gambling practices under the jurisdiction of the local police.
"Whether it's online gambling or other manual gambling, including lottery. Thank God, so far, there have been 74 police reports (cases) of arrests throughout West Sumatra," said Teddy Minahasa in Padang as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, August 13.
He said the arrest of the gambler was because gambling was forbidden in Islam.
"We are aware that the Minangkabau philosophy is Indigenous Basandi Syarak, Syarak Basandi Kitabullah," he also said.
In addition, the practice of gambling harms the small community and makes them addicted and hope for mere luck.
"In the end it doesn't work, dreaming that if the money runs out for a long time it can create crime and so on. That's what we want to avoid," said the West Sumatra Police Chief. voiced that the West Sumatra Police declared war on gambling.
The West Sumatra Police Chief stressed that strict action would be taken if any of his members were involved in backing gambling.
"I will not tolerate it even though it is my own subordinate and will be dealt with firmly," he said.
The West Sumatra Police Chief instructed all personnel to enforce strict laws against all forms of gambling practices that exist in West Sumatra since August 1, 2022.
Until August 12, 2022, there have been 74 gambling cases revealed by the West Sumatra Police and the West Sumatra Regional Police.
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