The 'Chip' Issue Behind The Arrest Of The Criminal Investigation Unit Of The Penjaringan Police

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JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya finally explained the problem behind the arrest of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Penjaringan Police AKP M. Fajar and 7 other members. All due to the handling of buying and selling digital money or chips allegedly related to online gambling "After I asked the police chief, it was a chip card. Not online gambling, chip cards. Chip cards for playing games, online games," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes E. Zulpan to reporters, Thursday, September 1. According to him, the handling of the chip buying and selling case began when the Penjaringan Police arrested the digital money seller. The seller overturned the price higher than the market. "This person was arrested, but he raised the price higher by Rp. 2,000. So for example, Rp. 65 thousand he sold Rp. 67 thousand," Zulpan said. However, from the results of the examination, the Penjaringan Police investigators did not find any criminal elements. Thus, the chip seller was sent home. "This chip card is used to play online. So it's not actually gambling. There is an online game. For example, if he wants to buy a tablet, he has to buy this, so buy it again with that card," he said. That's when an issue arose that said the seller's repatriation was due to having paid some money. Thus, the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit and seven members were examined by the National Police Propam. "However, there is an issue that this person's return is accompanied by a reward as stated by Propam," said Zulpan. However, at this time, all members of the Penjaringan Police who had been secured have been repatriated. They were not proven to have abused their authority. Meanwhile, AKP M. Fajar and several members of the Penjaringan Metro Police were secured by the Paminal Bureau of the National Police Propam Division, on Monday, August 29. It was later revealed that the problem that became the basis for the examination was because AKP M. Fajar was suspected of abuse of authority in handling online gambling cases. "The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Penjaringan Police is being investigated by Ropaminal Divpropam regarding abuse of authority in the prosecution of online gambling," said Head of the Propam Police Division Inspector General Syahardiantono.