Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Indonesian National Police (INP)’s Criminal Investigation Agency has called on the banking sector to strengthen their "Know Your Customer" (KYC) and anti-money laundering protocols.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (5/3/2026), Director of Cyber CrimeBrigadier General Himawan Bayu Aji said that strict screening is essential to prevent bank accounts from being hijacked for online gambling operations.

"We expect banks to implement KYC and anti-money laundering principles thoroughly to ensure no accounts are used as operational tools for online gambling," he said, as reported by antaranews.com.

To streamline law enforcement, the police and banking institutions have agreed to centralize the inspection of suspicious accounts at bank headquarters. This synergy aims to accelerate the detection and freezing of illicit funds. 

Coinciding with this push for tighter regulation, the Agency handed over Rp 58.1 billion in seized assets from online gambling cases to the Attorney General's Office. These funds, recovered through money laundering investigations supported by PPATK analysis, will be returned to the state as part of the government’s priority on asset recovery.

(mg/inp/pr/rs)