Bareskrim Refines Online Gambling That Infiltrated Ministry And Education Websites, 19 People Perpetrated, 2 Of Them Women

Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Argo Yuwono (photo: Police Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit arrested 19 people related to online gambling. They insert online gambling on government and educational sites.

"So there are a total of 19, 17 men and two women. This has everything to do with it," said the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, to reporters, Wednesday, October 13.

Based on the results of the examination, it was recorded that there were four government sites that were infiltrated with online gambling. In fact, there are also hundreds of educational sites.

"There are 4 websites of ministries and government agencies and there are 490 educational institutions," said Argo.

The suspects were arrested in different areas. The first with the initials ATR was arrested in Boyolali, Central Java. He is an online gambling SEO marketing service.

Then, two other suspects, AN and HS, were arrested in Bondowoso, East Java. They have different roles, ranging from setting up illegal access and inserting articles containing online gambling links.

The next suspect is NFR. In that network, he plays a role in accessing the admin system on government sites. After success, the admin account was sold to suspect AN.

Not stopping there, the Criminal Investigation Department again arrested 15 people in the Meruya area, West Jakarta. They are the organizers of online gambling.

"In Meruya, we found the organizers of the gambling, namely we arrested 14 male and 1 female suspects," said Argo.

Motives to Infiltrate Government Sites

From the results of the examination, it was also revealed that the perpetrator's motive for inserting online gambling links on government sites was to make quick profits. Because, they consider the government's site the most accessed.

"Because for this ad he needs a rating. If the rating goes up, if we look at the algorithm later, it will be high. If the rating goes up, it will be easy for people to read, if the rating goes up," said Argo.

"Because if he himself, how many years will his rating go up. So he takes advantage of accounts from the government. For example, if he uses it, his rating will increase," continued Argo.

Once the suspects have been caught, they will be charged with multiple articles. Among them, Article 46 paragraph 1 paragraph 2 paragraph 3 Junto Article 30 paragraph 1 2 and 3 or Article 48 paragraph 1 paragraph 2 Junto Article 32 paragraph 1 paragraph 2 or Article 45 paragraph 2 Junto Article 27 paragraph 2 of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning changes on Law number 11 of 2008 concerning information and electronic transactions.

Then, Article 303 of the Criminal Code or 55 paragraphs 1 of the Criminal Code and Article 3, Article 4, Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the prevention and eradication of money laundering.