Hargo.co.id, JAKARTA – The Anti-Football Mafia Task Force arrested four suspects involved in the SBOTOP football gambling site.
The gambling activities took place on the websites www.bolehplay.com and www.sepaktop.com, with a total of 43,000 accounts.
Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo revealed that the four suspects are identified as S, DR, L, and TRR.
“The server is believed to be from the Philippines, with 43 thousand members worldwide, including Indonesia,” General Sigit stated on Wednesday (12/13/2023).
According to the Police Chief, the Anti-Football Mafia Task Force has collaborated with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK).
This collaboration aims to trace the flow of money from the proceeds of online gambling.
“It is suspected that there is financing for one of the clubs from the proceeds of this gambling,” he added.
Anti-Football Mafia Task Force Chief Police Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri explained the modus operandi used by the suspects to facilitate their actions.
“The suspects used the modus operandi of attaching Indonesian bank accounts and payment gateways to receive money,” he said.
Asep further explained that players were required to deposit funds and become members to participate in online gambling.
Based on the investigation, the gambling site generated IDR 481 billion since its operation from January to November 2023.
“With a breakdown of IDR 400 billion from interbank transactions and IDR 81 billion from payment gateways,” stated the Task Force Chief.
Additionally, Asep disclosed that the investigation revealed the gambling site organized betting markets for national and international football leagues.
“The investigators are currently pursuing the suspect TRR and two Chinese nationals with initials UTA and NIK who were actively communicating with suspect L in Singapore and Thailand,” said the Task Force Chief.
The suspects are charged under Article 303 of the Indonesian Criminal Code and/or Article 45 paragraph (2) Jo 27 paragraph (2) of Law No. 19 of 2016 concerning amendments to Law No. 11 of 2008 concerning electronic information and transactions. They may also face charges under Article 82 and Article 85 of Law No. 3 of 2011 concerning fund transfers and/or Article 3, Article 4, Article 5, and Article 10 of Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning the prevention and eradication of money laundering Jo Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Indonesian Criminal Code with a maximum imprisonment of 20 years and/or a fine of up to IDR 10,000,000,000.(*)
Release: Public Relations, Indonesian National Police Headquarters.
