Appreciation of Prabowo Government’s Quick Action and Firmness in Overcoming Online Gambling in Indonesia
Jakarta – Executive Director of the Indonesian Digital Consumer Institute (LKDI) Abdul Kholik said that his party greatly appreciates the fast movement and firmness of the Prabowo Subianto government in overcoming Online Gambling in Indonesia. In addition, he fully supports President Prabowo Subianto’s determination to eradicate online gambling to its roots.
The Prabowo government’s swift action and firmness were evident in the arrest of dozens of employees of the Ministry of Communication and Digital who were involved in the case of protecting thousands of online gambling sites, said the Executive Director of the Indonesian Digital Consumer Institute (LKDI) Abdul Kholik while in Jakarta.
According to him, President Prabowo Subianto’s determination to eradicate online gambling to its roots must be fully supported by the public and receive high appreciation from the public.
The same thing was also conveyed by cyber law expert from the University of Indonesia, Intan Pratama. The government’s steps to expose online gambling practices within the government should be appreciated, he said.
This transparency is important so that the public understands the government’s commitment to taking firm action against violations of the law, Intan concluded.
The government needs to continue to strengthen legal sanctions so that they can serve as a clear warning to all state officials, so that a clean government is created that is free from illegal activities, he stressed.
The arrest of a number of employees shows the government’s seriousness in cleaning up institutions from practices that are not in accordance with the rules and of course this is a positive step that needs to be supported by all parties, he concluded.
Meanwhile, Lecturer of Media and Culture Studies of Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya, Radius Setiyawan said that gambling is an ancient crime issue. Since long ago, gambling has existed, it has existed. The difference with now is the medium. If in the past there was cockfighting, dice, maybe that was a physical medium.
Nowadays, the fight in online gambling is a direct fight, people’s behavior can be different and have dangerous impacts when the medium changes from physical to cyber, he explained.
Of course, currently (online gambling) has a more dangerous impact when the medium changes from physical to cyber, including the resulting interactions will also be different, added Radius.
I think this is worthy of appreciation (regarding the arrest of online gambling perpetrators at the Ministry of Communication and Information), and the determination to continue eradicating online gambling in Indonesia is one thing that must also be appreciated, he concluded.
