Criminal Investigation Unit Calls The Alleged Binomo Fraud Case Still In Investigation

JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police stated that they are still studying the file for reporting cases of alleged fraud with the reported Binomo trading application and its affiliates. The goal is to ensure that there is a criminal element.

"Regarding the Binomo case, it is still being investigated, yes", said Head of Public Information Bureau of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, to reporters on Tuesday, February 8.

However, Ramadhan did not elaborate further on what steps have been taken in the investigation stage.

In fact, when asked about whether there is a plan to examine witnesses, Ramadhan did not explain. It is only emphasized that this alleged fraud case is still in the investigation stage.

"It's still in the process of being investigated. So it's still being investigated", said Ramadhan.

Meanwhile, eight people reported the Binomo trading application to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police. They suffered losses of hundreds of millions each. If the total loss reached IDR 2.4 billion.

Not only the Binomo application that was reported. This is because several affiliates, as well as influencers who helped promote the trading platform, were also reported. Reporting registered with number STTL/29/II/2022/BARESKRIM.

In that report, the Binomo trading application was suspected of violating Article 27 paragraph 2 of the Electronic Transactions Law (UU ITE) regarding online gambling, Article 28 paragraph 1 of the ITE Law regarding fake news that harms consumers, and Article 378 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 regarding fraud.

Then, Article 3, Article 5, and Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU).