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Man suspected of controlling illegal online gambling ring to stand trial in Medan

North Sumatra Police will soon hand the dossier of a man accused of controlling an illegal online gambling ring based in the province to the provincial state prosecutors’ office for trial in Medan.

Apriadi Gunawan (The Jakarta Post)
Medan
Fri, December 2, 2022

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Man suspected of controlling illegal online gambling ring to stand trial in Medan The North Sumatra Police headquarters, located in the provincial capital of Medan, is seen in this undated handout photograph. (North Sumatra Police/File)

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orth Sumatra Police will soon hand the dossier of a man accused of controlling an illegal online gambling ring based in the province to the provincial state prosecutors’ office for trial in Medan.

Provincial police chief Insp. Gen. Panca Putra Simanjuntak said that Jhoni, who is also known by his alias Apin BK, will be charged for money laundering.

“We will soon hand the dossier to the North Sumatra prosecutors’ office for trial,” Panca said in a press conference on Wednesday.

The press conference was also attended by, among others, North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi, National Police Commission secretary Benny Mamoto and Bukit Barisan regional military command (Kodam) chief Maj. Gen. Achmad Daniel.

Panca said the police have continued investigating the case, in which assets worth a total of Rp 158.8 billion (US$10.2 million) have been confiscated.

“There is still time to trace assets procured by his crimes,” he said.

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North Sumatra Police have confiscated properties and goods in Medan owned by Jhoni. The properties included seven buildings used as underground gambling venues, which police believed saw between Rp 500 million and Rp 1 billion in cash flow each day.

The suspect was arrested in Malaysia in October after being believed to have fled to Singapore in August when police raided his house in Deli Serdang to arrest him.

Governor Edy said he appreciated the police work. “But let’s not get content, there are many gambling cases yet to be cracked,” he said. (dre)

 

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