Over 27,000 bank accounts have been targeted and welfare payments suspended.
Indonesia.– The Financial Services Authority (OJK) says it has ordered the closure of 27,395 bank accounts suspected of links to illegal betting. Chief executive of banking supervision Dian Ediana Rae said the number of accounts flagged for closure rose from 25,912 in the previous month.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Social Affairs says it has suspended welfare payments for approximately 300,000 beneficiaries identified as having engaged in online gambling. Social affairs minister Saifullah Yusuf reported that of nine million people identified as using online casinos, 600,000 were welfare recipients.
The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) found that 132,557 beneficiaries used Rp542.5bn (US$32.77m) of welfare funds for gambling, with significant activity in West Java, Central Java, and Jakarta. A re-verification process is underway, with sanctions ranging from warnings to permanent removal from welfare programmes.
Over 27,000 bank accounts have been targeted and welfare payments suspended. Indonesia.– The Financial Services Authority (OJK) says it has ordered the closure of 27,395 bank accounts suspected of links…
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