Police Seized Aruss Hotel Following the Discovery of Its Money Laundering Fund Flow

By Admin INP Senin, 06 Januari 2025 Pengunjung (334) 2 Mins Read

inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Aruss Hotel, located in Semarang, Central Java, is suspected of being financed with money originating from money laundering crimes of online gambling practices.

This shocking revelation was revealed by the Special Economic Criminal Investigation Directorate of Indonesian National Police (INP) during a press conference on January 6th, 2025.

INP Special Economic Criminal Investigation Director, Brigadier General Helfi Assegaf states that his party has found a suspicious fund flow used to fund the hotel construction from 2020 to 2022.

“The Aruss Hotel is an asset managed by PT. AG and allegedly established with funds coming from online gambling practices,” says Helfi.

PT. AJ is said to have received a fund of IDR 40.56 billion from the personal account of FH. The fund was transferred from five different accounts allegedly managed by online gambling dealers of Dafabet, agen 138, and judi bola. Moreover, there are also funds coming from GP and AS who also funded the hotel construction.

Helfi says that the motive behind the money laundering was to cover the fund flow source, which is from the online gambling practice. It was later reported that the fund from FH was then transferred to the company account, which is not affiliated at all with online gambling, and used to build the Aruss Hotel.

As part of the investigation process, police have seized the hotel, which is now valued around IDR 200 billion.

Perpetrators of money laundering crimes can be charged with Article 3, 4, 5, or 6 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering Crimes (TPPU), with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to IDR 10 billion. Meanwhile, online gambling perpetrators can be charged with Article 303 of the Criminal Code with a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of IDR 25 million. In addition, for violations related to electronic transactions, Article 27 paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2024 can be imposed with a maximum sentence of 6 years in prison and a fine of up to IDR 1 billion.

Helfi underscores that the investigation is still on going to reveal the case to its roots. The confiscation of Aruss Hotel is the first step in uncovering the whole truth behind the case of Aruss Hotel money laundering and online gambling practice.

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