Jakarta - Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Rudianto Lallo, urged the government to make online gambling or online gambling (judol) a common enemy after almost 200,000 children in Indonesia were reported to have been exposed to the illegal practice.
According to him, the government must immediately take concrete steps in the form of prevention and action against all online gambling networks that are still operating. "There are 200,000 teenagers exposed to judol. I think the government should not be silent, but should take steps to prevent and take action of course," said Rudianto in Jakarta, Thursday, May 14.
He emphasized that the government must be serious about eradicating websites, applications, and networks that are suspected of being part of an online gambling syndicate. Rudianto also reminded that there should be no perception of allowing online gambling sites that are still accessible to the public.
"The data presented by the Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid is a serious alarm for the future of the Indonesian young generation. "Therefore, there should be no assumption of permissiveness towards judol sites that have not yet been blocked," he said.
He added that President Prabowo Subianto had also emphasized that there should be no room for perpetrators of online gambling crimes in Indonesia. Rudianto assessed that the steps of the National Police, which had previously arrested 320 foreign nationals (WNA) related to online gambling syndicates, should continue to be developed to the root of the perpetrators' networks.
In addition to legal action, he asked the government to increase education to children and adolescents about the dangers of online gambling. According to him, addiction to judol can trigger various social problems and other criminal acts.
"If the impact is felt by our teenagers, then it is not impossible that their minds will be damaged, once their minds are damaged, all means will be done," he said.
Previously, the Minister of Communication and Information, Meutya Hafid, revealed that almost 200,000 children in Indonesia were exposed to online gambling, including around 80,000 children under the age of 10.
Meutya said that this condition is a serious alarm for the future of the Indonesian young generation so that all parties are asked to actively educate and protect children from online gambling practices.
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