Commission III Of The DPR Asks PPATK To Be More Reactive Regarding Online Gambling, Immediately Block If There Are Allegations

Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives Ahmad Sahroni (DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Commission III of the DPR asked the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to be more reactive in analyzing allegations related to online gambling (Judol). Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR Ahmad Sahroni assessed that if there is a suspicion that it leads to Judol, then PPATK must be able to directly block transactions.

"Why should it be reactive? Because if it is suspected, transactions are kept quiet and online gambling takes place. Imagine that since 2016, it only thought that it was only Rp. 3 trillion, until now it is almost hundreds of trillions (rupiah). So, I asked earlier, there were allegations related to transactions, this PPATK is a bit reactive to law enforcement to address related matters, to be blocked as soon as possible," said Sahroni at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, November 6.

"So, if you see that the alleged transaction is online gambling, just block it immediately. How? Please coordinate with law enforcement," he continued.

Sahroni hopes that PPATK can coordinate with law enforcement. Moreover, when the National Police Headquarters is serious about handling online gambling cases that are rampant.

"Now the National Police Headquarters is being serious. Don't be serious at the beginning, it's fast, but it will end up with a bad atmosphere, with bad endings. We also hope that the National Police Chief, in this case, will be straightforward, firm, together with PPATK to respond to allegations related to what is happening today, how great online gambling is in this Republic," said Sahroni.

The NasDem legislator for the Jakarta electoral district also hopes that online gambling transactions next year will also decrease with the law enforcement process carried out by the National Police Headquarters and PPATK. At least, said Sahroni, Judol's transaction figure is below two years.

"We hope that he will drop, no longer four hundreds of trillions, maybe tens of trillions. But if it disappears so quickly, it is impossible. But we hope that next year the transaction will decrease and continue to decline, we hope to return to 2016, at least Rp. 2-3 trillion," he concluded.