Indonesian National Police Open Complaints about Victims of Illegal Online Loans

26 October 2021 - 13:50 WIB
Tribratanews.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The National Police Headquarters opens a contact service for handling illegal online loans (pinjol).

"The National Police has always worked hard on how to solve illegal borrowings, public unrest can be handled properly," explained Chief of Public Information Bureau of the National Police's Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, at the Police Criminal Investigation Agency Building, South Jakarta, Monday (10/25/21).

Rusdi said the complaint channel was available in Whatsapp instant messages and Instagram social media. "To handle this illegal loan, the National Police opens a hotline number (Whatsapp) 081210019202," Said Brigadier General Pol. Rusdi Hartono.

In addition to the WA number, the public can also submit complaints through social media Instagram @satgas_pinjol_illegal.

T" he two 'hotlines' can be used by the public; they can submit complaints to the hotline," said One Star General.

A complaint channel service for handling illegal loans is also available at the regional police. In addition, several Regional Police have provided complaint channel services.

In the same place, the Directorate of Special Economic Crimes (Dittipideksus) of the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency again released the disclosure of the illegal loan lending case by arresting the perpetrators who played the role financiers and facilitators of foreign nationals (foreigners) to finance illegal loans.

A total of three suspects were arrested with the initials JS, DJ and SR. All three are Indonesian citizens.

"JS's role is to seek recruits, to facilitate foreigners to get to Indonesia and to take care of the documents needed for the administrative process, from opening company registrations to payment gateways," explained the National Police's Directorate of Criminal Investigation Agency, Brigadier General Pol. Helmy Santika.

Meanwhile, the suspects DN and SR were recruited by JS as directors of illegal lending under the guise of the Savings and Loans Cooperative (KSP) and other assistants.

The National Police's Special Criminal Investigation of Criminal Investigation Agency managed to secure evidence in the form of several documents such as the deed of establishment of KSP Solusi Andalan Bersama (SAB), a cooperation agreement with a payment gateway, where one payment gateway can make agreements with several illegal loans, ATM cards, and dozens of Tax ID cards.

From the results of our coordination, tax friends, this Tax ID card was made in May 2020. However, so far, it has not been followed up with a registration certificate for SPT companies, payment gateway requirements, said Brigadier General Pol. Helmy Santika.

Regarding people who have already borrowed and received threats from illegal lenders, the One Star General advised the public to follow directions from the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD do not need to pay. If you receive a threat, immediately report it to the nearest police station.

"I quote what was conveyed by the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs that in principle the civil relationship, the applicable law between them. But because everything started from something illegal, according to him (Mahfud), the agreement became invalid, so there was no obligation to pay," said Indonesian Military Police Academy Graduate in 1993

The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of National Police appealed to the public not to hesitate to report to the Regional Police or the Criminal Investigation Agency or call the hotline number that has been prepared.

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