Bareskrim Uncovers Infiltration Of Online Gambling On Government Sites, 21 People Arrested

Illustrations / DOK Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Directorate of Cyber Crime, Bareakrim arrested 21 perpetrators of illegal access related to online gambling which were inserted on government websites. There were 55 compromised sites, 12 of which were government sites.

“12 Provincial, Regency, City government sites. We will deepen it in writing (the examination)," said Head of Sub-Directorate II Dittipidsiber Bareskrim Kombes Rizki Agung Prakoso to reporters, Thursday, October 14.

Of the 21 perpetrators, two of them are planters of online gambling backlinks on government sites. They were arrested in an apartment unit in the West Jakarta area.

"The perpetrators had the initials B and JI. These actors planted scripts or backlinks on targeted sites with the aim of increasing ratings and promoting online gambling sites," said Rizki.

Meanwhile, 19 other people are online gamblers. They were arrested based on the results of the development carried out.

Dozens of people were arrested in the same location, namely, in North Jakarta.

"We managed to secure 19 people. Currently, it is still in the process of being investigated," he said briefly.

In this case, the suspect was charged with multiple articles. Among other things, Article 27 paragraph (2) of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning ITE, Article 31 and Article 32 of the ITE Law, Article 303 of the Criminal Code, and Articles 3, 4, and 5 of ML.