Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Indonesian National Police (INP) Criminal Investigation Agency’s Directorate of Special Economic Crimes has revealed that the Commissioner of PT Arta Jaya Putra (AJP), is not only a suspect in a money laundering case but also the leader of an extensive online gambling network.

“He is the mastermind behind the operation, creating applications, managing accounts, and overseeing the entire network,” Brigadier General Helfi Assegaf, the Director of Special Economic Crimes, said on Thursday (16/1/2025).

The gambling network included platforms like Dafabet, Agen138, and sports betting sites. Proceeds from these activities were funneled into a holding account, then transferred to PT AJP to finance the construction and operation of Hotel Aruss in Semarang, effectively masking the illicit origins of the funds.

PT AJP has also been named a corporate suspect. Investigations began after the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) flagged suspicious transactions between 2020 and 2022. 

The authorities have since seized Hotel Aruss and charged PT AJP’s commissioner, identified as FH, and PT AJP under money laundering and cybercrime laws.

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