3 Perpetrators Of The International 'Raja Hockey' Judicial Complot Were Arrested By The Riau Islands Police, Server Games Are In The Philippines

The press conference on the disclosure of the online gambling case at the Riau Islands Police, Wednesday (1/2/2023). (ANTARA/Yude)

RIAU - The Special Criminal Directorate of the Riau Islands Police has arrested an online gambling gang with the ‘Raja Hoki’ which is an international network. From the disclosure, as many as three suspects from Batam with the initials H (32), I (34), and A (42) who acted as dealers and administrators have been detained. "The method is to offer online gambling games to prospective members (users) through social media posts with the account name ‘ King Hoki’ and give the lure of a big bonus," said the Director of Special Crimes at the Riau Islands Police, Kombes Nasriadi at a press conference on the disclosure of online gambling cases in Batam, Antara, Wednesday, February 1. The suspect admitted that he had been doing online gambling for a year. However, because there were many complaints from the public, they temporarily moved to the Philippines. “ Since there was a central server of the game, they also had time to move to Malaysia. They returned to Batam ahead of the 2023 Chinese New Year celebration to practice online gambling. On January 25, 2023 they were arrested,” he said. This case was revealed, he said, after the police carried out a cyber patrol that found an Instagram account called "King Hockey". The Instagram account posted an online gambling game. Then the officers checked the owner and the place of operation "From the results of an in-depth check, we found an online place in one of the apartments in Batam," he said. After getting the location, he said, officers arrested the three suspects. From the arrest process, his party collected evidence in the form of computers, laptops, and cell phones "From the examination, the income that the suspects can earn reaches tens of millions of rupiah every day," he said. Currently, he said, his party is continuing to develop this case and look for other networks. For their actions, the three of them were subject to Article 45 paragraph 2, Article 27 paragraph 2 of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning postings inviting them to carry out elements of gambling. With a penalty of 6 years imprisonment and a fine of Rp. 1 billion.