Tribratanews.polri.go.id - Jakarta. As many as 8 illegal online lenders (pinjol) named KSP Cinta Damai who are suspected of defaming their reputation by calling their customers drug dealers have been arrested by the Directorate of Special Economic Crimes (Dittipdeksus) of the National Police Criminal Investigation Department.
Directorate of Special Economic Crimes from Crime Investigation Agency of National Police, Brigadier General. Pol. Helmy Santika, said that the police had made arrests, a total of 8 suspects. Where they make messages, writings that may be defamatory in nature. For example, it is made as if the borrower is a methamphetamine dealer, a drug dealer.
"Then I'm sorry, if she's a woman, it's cropped, affixed with something that is indecent, and others," explained the Directorate of Special Economic Crimes from Crime Investigation Agency of National Police.
The arrests were made in North Jakarta and Medan, North Sumatra. During the arrest, several pieces of evidence were also confiscated, such as thousands of SIM cards, a modem pool for sending SMS blasting, cell phones, and a laptop that functions to see the flow of communication transactions from the perpetrators.
Directorate of Special Economic Crimes from Crime Investigation Agency of National Police also said that the police are still hunting for two other suspects who are foreign nationals. The Criminal and Investigation Agency has filed a ban on the two suspects so that they cannot leave Indonesia.
"There are several suspects who are still being chased by foreigners. We have blocked this and sent Wanted Lists to these two people," explained the Director of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police.
The one-star general promised to continue to investigate the network of illegal financiers who slandered his customers as drug dealers.
The Directorate of Special Economic Crimes from Crime Investigation Agency of National Police reminded the perpetrators who have not been caught, they could create another new loan application, so they need to be careful.
Then, we will continue to investigate these networks. However, we need to say that there are a few obstacles, because these are technology-based. Once they have been taken down by the Financial Services Authority Investment Alert Task Force, they will be able to create new ones in a short time. " explained the Directorate of Special Economic Crimes from Crime Investigation Agency of National Police.
For his actions, the suspects were charged with Article 45 Paragraph 3 of the ITE Law, Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection, and Article 311 of the Criminal Code. They face up to 5 years in prison.
