Police Investigate 15 Companies Sponsoring 321 Foreign Nationals in Online Gambling Syndicate

Indonesian police are investigating 15 service companies accused of sponsoring visas and residency permits for 321 foreign nationals involved in an international online gambling syndicate. These individuals were reportedly operating from the Hayam Wuruk Tower Plaza in West Jakarta. The Director of General Crimes Investigation at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim), Brigadier General Wira Satya Triputra, confirmed that the 15 companies have been identified but did not disclose their names. Police are coordinating with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights' Directorate of Supervision and Enforcement of Immigration to further investigate the case. These companies allegedly violated procedures to facilitate the immigration processes for the foreign nationals. Some of these service companies are also reportedly implicated in cases being investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Two of the identified companies, PT Klitz Tour and Travel and PT 1688 Prima, have confirmed assisting with immigration documents for some of the foreign nationals involved in the online gambling network, while denying direct involvement in the gambling operations. Police have designated 287 of the 321 foreign nationals as suspects, including individuals from China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, who served in roles such as customer service, programming, and finance. Four Indonesian citizens have also been named suspects, including one identified as the syndicate's finance administrator who allegedly had direct contact with the suspected syndicate coordinator, believed to be in China. The syndicate managed 145 online gambling websites.

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We will proceed with that, considering we just finished examining the 321 people yesterday.