Indra Kenz Saves IDR 58 Billion In Crypto

Indra Kenz at the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Photo: Rizky Adytia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Investigators from the Directorate of Special Economic Crimes at the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police found money laundering efforts carried out by a suspect in an online gambling case under the guise of Bimomo trading, Indra Kenz. Because in the Indodax account found funds of around IDR 200 million.

"We have communicated with the Indodax marketplace, the funds there are IDR 200 million", said the Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police-Criminal Investigation Agency, Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan, to reporters on Friday, March 25.

In addition, from the search results, it was also suspected that Indra Kenz kept funds in the form of cryptocurrencies abroad. The nominal is IDR 58 billion.

However, Whisnu reiterated that this nominal will continue to grow. This is because investigators who are collaborating with PPATK (Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center) continue to search for other assets belonging to Indra Kenz.

"It is suspected that there is IDR 58 billion in cryptocurrencies abroad. We will deal with it quickly", said General.

In addition, the Head of Sub-Directorate II of the Directorate of Special Economic Crimes at the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Commissioner Chandra Sukma Kumara, said that for the time being the assets that had been confiscated from Indra Kenz were money, luxury cars, and houses.

"More or less a Tesla car, a Ferrari, approximately IDR 1.1 billion in cash, 6 houses and buildings in Tangerang and North Sumatra", said Chandra.

In total, this series of assets is predicted to reach IDR 55 billion. However, investigators are still exploring other assets, so the number will continue to grow.

"For the assets that we have confiscated, there are approximately IDR 55 billion", said Chandra.

For information, Indra Kenz is suspected of Article 45 paragraph 1 Jo 28 of Law 19 of 2016 concerning ITE. Then, Article 378 of the Criminal Code on fraud.

There is also Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning money laundering offenses. The application of this article is an effort to impoverish the perpetrators of criminal acts so that there is a deterrent effect.