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Police work with PPATK to hunt down officers allegedly involved in online gambling ring
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Betting market: A man poses for a photograph with the logo for online gambling website Bet365 displayed on a smartphone, in London on Dec. 18, 2019. (AFP/Paul Ellis) (AFP/Paul Ellis)
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he police have formed a joint investigation team with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) as they begin to crack down on rogue officers allegedly involved with online gambling rings.
National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the team was looking into suspicious transactions in 329 bank accounts – 202 of which have now been frozen by the PPATK.
"From our investigation, we have identified 10 suspects who were allegedly running elite online gambling rings. We have added their names to our list of wanted criminals," Listyo said on Friday.
He did not reveal the identities of the 10 suspects -- six of whom are currently overseas
He said that: "[After we track them down and] arrest them, we'll find out [about police involvement in the case]. Obviously if there are officers involved in the operation of the online gambling rings, we'll prosecute them.”
The police have requested Interpol to publish so-called red notices for the six wanted fugitives and have cooperated with authorities in five different countries to arrest them and bring them home.
An Interpol red notice does not compel any nation to arrest these individuals, but informs law enforcement worldwide that they are wanted in Indonesia.
