Semarang Arus Hotel Confiscated By Bareskrim Still Operating, Attorney: Confiscation In Supervision Capacity

The confiscation board was installed in front of the Semarang Arus Hotel by investigators from the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police in Semarang, Monday. ANTARA/IC Senjaya.

JAKARTA - Hotel Arus Semarang in Central Java (Central Java) is still operating and receiving guests staying even though Bareskrim Polri has been confiscated in connection with the alleged money laundering case (TPPU) with the initial criminal act of online gambling.

The attorney for the management of the Semarang Arus Hotel, Ahmad Maulana, said that the confiscation carried out by the police did not reduce hotel operations.

"The confiscation carried out in the capacity of supervision and guarding," he said in Semarang, Monday, January 6, was confiscated by Antara.

According to him, hotel management respects the principle of presumption of innocence in investigating this case.

He said that the operations of the Arus Hotel must continue because many relations and guests have activities in that place.

"We obey the legal provisions and respect the ongoing legal process," he said.

Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Semarang Arus Hotel, Lala Nikmah, said that no guests had canceled their room orders after the confiscation by the police.

"Of the guests who ordered, no one canceled. Then the current guests will still stay for the next few days," he said.

This 4-star hotel, he continued, has an average occupancy of 80 percent.

The hotel, which has started operating since 2022, itself has 147 rooms of various types.

Previously, the Directorate of Special Economic Crimes (Dittipideksus) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police confiscated the Arus Hotel in Semarang related to money laundering offenses with the initial criminal act of online gambling. Hotels managed by PT AJP and allegedly

built from the proceeds of online gambling.