Commission III Reveals 82 Members Of The Indonesian House Of Representatives Involved In Online Gambling Will Be Processed By MKD

Illustration of the DPR plenary meeting at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta. (Nailin-VOI)

Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives Prince Khairul Saleh said there were 82 members of the Indonesian House of Representatives suspected of being involved with online or online gambling.

"Members of the Indonesian House of Representatives are Active. It will end soon, October 19th," said Prince at the PAN DPP Office, Jakarta, Thursday, June 27, which was confiscated by Antara.

He conveyed that the findings would be reported by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to Commission III of the DPR and the Honorary Court of the Council (MKD).

"Maybe in the last few days it will be conveyed who it is suspected to be to Commission III or to the MKD. Well, the MKD will later process those involved in these 82 people," he said.

In addition, he said that the MKD of the DPR RI could actively coordinate with PPATK on these findings. According to him, the MKD of the DPR RI will also take a stand.

"It will be revealed. Later the MKD will process it," he said.

Meanwhile, he did not mention who the members of the council in Commission III were suspected of being involved in online gambling. However, he emphasized that gambling is a disease.

"Judi is a public disease, but if the council members involved may be outrageous too," he said.

As for until Thursday afternoon, he said that Commission III had not yet received a complete list of PPATK related to council members suspected of being involved with online gambling. "Not yet given," he said.

Previously, PPATK Head Ivan Yustiavandana in a working meeting with Commission III of the DPR at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Wednesday (26/6), explained that the figures photographed by PPATK consisted of legislators sitting in the DPR and DPRD, as well as those working within the Secretariat General of the DPR and DPRD.

He said online gambling transactions within the DPR and DPRD reached more than 63,000 transactions with a nominal turnover of funds of up to Rp. 25 billion.

"There are more than 1,000 people, the DPR, DPRD, and the Secretary General's Secretariat. Then the transactions we photographed were more than 63,000 transactions carried out by them, and the rupiah was almost Rp. 25 billion," said Ivan.