November 4, 2025 | 05:18 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Security Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, has stated that thousands of Indonesian citizens in the Philippines are involved in controlling online gambling operations. These Indonesian citizens are working under a network that controls online gambling, which is based in Cambodia.
Yusril made this statement while presenting at a dissemination event titled "Strengthening the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Committee in Preventing and Combating Online Gambling-related Crimes," at the Central Reporting and Analysis Center for Financial Transactions (PPATK) building in Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
He elaborated, "When I met with the Minister of Justice of the Philippines two months ago, I received information that thousands of Indonesian citizens are in the Philippines and are controlling online gambling operations that are coordinated from Cambodia."
Yusril mentioned that the Philippine government is currently attempting to eradicate online gambling practices through cooperation with the Cambodian government. These efforts have yielded results, as the number of Indonesian citizens operating online gambling in the Philippines has decreased. These individuals have since moved to Phnom Penh. "Now, the numbers have decreased because many have moved to Phnom Penh," he said.
Yusril believes that the prevention and eradication efforts against online gambling in Indonesia have not been maximized. He pointed to the ease with which gambling operators continue to function using various methods. Therefore, he emphasized the need for international cooperation to address these criminal activities.
"Online gambling is not just conventional gambling such as betting or cockfighting, but rather a form of transnational organized crime," he asserted.
In addition to strengthening international cooperation, Yusril also emphasized the importance of reinforcing the National Committee for the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (TPPU Committee). The committee, comprising the police, public prosecutor's office, PPATK, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, plays a crucial role in eradicating online gambling activities that are closely related to money laundering offenses.
In practice, law enforcement agencies can combine the investigation and prosecution of online gambling cases with charges of money laundering and terrorism financing. Meanwhile, PPATK plays a significant role in examining and temporarily halting suspicious financial transactions that are suspected to be related to online gambling activities.
With synergy between agencies and international cooperation, Yusril is confident that the prevention and eradication efforts against online gambling in Indonesia can be more effective.
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