The Director of the Cyber Crime Investigation Unit, Brigadier General Himawan Bayu Aji, informed that the three suspects have the initials MR, AFA, and BI.
"They worked as online gambling administrators in Indonesia, where they controlled the deposit and withdrawal transactions of members and players using bank account transactions," Aji outlined in a press conference on Wednesday.
According to him, MR worked as the chief administrator of the Slotbola88, Rajaspin88, and Inibet77 websites and also controlled the Rajaspin88 website.
Investigators confiscated Rp887 million (US$52 thousand) in cash from MR, along with one laptop, five cell phones, one modem, five ATM cards, and four bank account books.
Meanwhile, AFA and BI acted as administrators for the Slotbola88, Rajaspin88, and Inibet77 websites, Aji added.
"AFA also controlled the Inibet77 website, while BI also worked to control the Slotbola88 website," he continued.
Evidence confiscated from AFA and BI included two laptops, four cell phones, and modems.
Besides the three suspects, investigators also identified one suspect, AL, who is on the wanted list.
AL was responsible for ordering MR to recruit BI and AFA and provide training as administrators.
"They planned to take them abroad to the Philippines; one of them was to carry out activities related to marketing or organizing the gambling," Aji explained.
Aji said they were charged under multiple articles: Article 45 paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph (2) of the ITE Law, Article 82 and/or Article 85 of Law Number 3 of 2011 concerning Fund Transfer Crimes, Article 303 of the Indonesian Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) point 1 of the Indonesian Criminal Code, and Articles 3, 4, and 5 of the Money Laundering Law (TPPU).
The maximum sanction for the suspects is 20 years behind bars and a fine of Rp10 billion (US$596 thousand).
According to Aji, the uncovering of this international online gambling case resulted from the arrest of five online gamblers who had defrauded gambling sites by the Yogyakarta Regional Police on July 10, 2025.
"From there, we developed the investigation to identify the operators or groups above them," he remarked.
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Translator: Nadia Putri R, Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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