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)

Nina A. Loasana (The Jakarta Post)

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Jakarta   ●   Tue, October 4, 2022

The 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.

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