Arrested By Police, Open BO Broker In Pekalongan Claims To Get IDR 50 Thousand Per Transaction

Pekalongan Police Chief AKBP Rachmad Yusuf at a press conference in Pekalongan recently. BETWEEN/HO-Humas Pekalongan Police

PEKALONGAN - Pekalongan Resort Police (Polres), Central Java, dismantled a syndicate of people trafficking practices (TPPO) through an online conversation application while arresting a suspect with the initials A (27).

Pekalongan Police Chief AKBP Rachmad Yusuf said the disclosure of the case was due to reports from the public who were suspicious of illegal activities carried out by the perpetrators.

"Yes, the practice of TIP is carried out by perpetrators by selling victims in cyberspace. The perpetrator was arrested for being the operator of three open booking order service accounts that he manages," he said in Pekalongan, Antara, Wednesday, August 27.

He said the modus operandi of the suspect was to offer the victims to someone at a rate of Rp. 300 thousand per transaction.

In return, he said, the suspect received Rp50 thousand for each agreement or transaction.

"The suspect admits his role as an intermediary or online prostitution broker. Every transaction at a price of Rp. 300 thousand, the suspect gets a salary of Rp. 50,000," he said.

The police chief said the suspect would be subject to the TPPO Eradication Law Junto Article 296 and Article 506 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to Rp120 million.

Meanwhile, the confiscated evidence included five cell phones, Rp800 thousand in cash, and nine condoms.

"We are still developing this case to uncover the possibility of other networks being involved in similar crime practices," he said.