The Center for Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Finds Indications Of The Presence Of Binomo Owner In The Caribbean Island

Kepala PPATK Ivan Yustivandana / DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Center for Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis (PPATK) has traced the whereabouts of the owner of the illegal trading platform Binomo. Search results point to the Caribbean Islands.

"The recipient of the funds is suspected to be the owner of the Binomo platform located in the Caribbean Islands," said Head of PPATK Ivan Yustivandana in a written statement, Friday, March 18.

From the search, it was also found that there were transactions in large numbers during September 2020 to December 2021. The nominal amount reached 7.9 million Euros.

The funds were detected to be transferred again with the final recipient, namely the entity that manages a number of online gambling sites. In fact, it is said to be affiliated with a gambling site in Russia.

According to Ivan, the transaction was detected in the bank accounts of several countries. The results were obtained after PPATK coordinated with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) abroad.

"There is a significant outflow of funds to bank accounts located in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Switzerland," said Ivan.

As previously reported, the National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit said there was an allegation that the Binomo platform manager was in Indonesia. So, in the case of online gambling under the guise of trading, there will be new suspects besides Indra Kenz.

Information that Bimomo managers are in Indonesia is based on a search by PPATK. The investigation is carried out by Bareskrim through a payment gateway

"There is an allegation that Binomo is in Indonesia, meaning that there are other suspects besides IK," said the Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police, Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan.