inp.polri.go.id – The Directorate of General Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimum) of Polda Metro Jaya has succeeded in arresting perpetrators of skimming, as well as money laundering crimes (ML). The police arrested one perpetrator with the initials SP (24) a foreign citizen (WNA) from Estonia. The skimming case occurred in June 2022 in the Cengkareng and Kalideres areas, as well as in several other areas where he targeted a state-owned bank. "Then the suspect (also) carried out the act in the Jakarta, Bogor and Yogyakarta areas," stated the Head of Public Relations (Kabid Humas) of Polda Metro Jaya, Commissioner Endra Zulpan, Monday (27/6/22). Kabid Humas Polda Metro Jaya also said that SP earned a profit of 900 to 1050 US dollars. For his actions, the perpetrators are threatened by several articles. Among them are Article 363 of the Criminal Code with a 7-year criminal penalty, Article 30 in conjunction with Article 46 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning ITE with a 6-year penalty or a Rp600 million fine, and Articles 3, 4, and 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning ML with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of Rp. 1 billion. "The multi-layered articles used by investigators are certainly expected to be able to provide a deterrent effect to the perpetrators of theft through skimming," said Commissioner Endra Zulpan.