MetroTV, THE public certainly appreciates, respects, or even admires the Polda Metro Jaya apparatus. Especially, when investigators asked for information from the former Minister of Communication and Information who is now the Minister of Cooperatives, Budi Arie Setiadi. The appreciation was given because of the seriousness and courage of the investigators to ask for information from anyone suspected of being involved in online gambling (judol). Without discrimination and the assumption that the knife is sharp downwards, in the judol case the investigation also reached the upper ranks. Investigators are considered brave and upright in enforcing the law even though they have to deal with people who are still in power. Budi Arie was questioned in connection with the uncovering of an 'insider network' within the Ministry of Communication and Digital (formerly the Ministry of Communication and Information or Kemenkominfo) who are suspected of protecting judol. They are suspected of being like a fence eating its crops. Those who should be guarding the goal to ward off and block judol sites, are suspected of actually maintaining the sites. Of course with money in return from the bookies. The examination of Budi Arie as the former Minister of Communication and Information lasted about 6 hours. As explained by the police, Budi Arie was asked for information related to alleged corruption related to the articles on bribery and gratification. On the other hand, Budi Arie felt that he was only asked for information as a witness for about 2 hours. Even then, he said, it only contained a discussion about the eradication of online gambling. Regardless of the different explanations, the public certainly does not expect the war on online gambling to be just for image, let alone a gimmick. Don't let it just get heated at the beginning, but make peace later. Moreover, the government actually already has complete infrastructure to eradicate this illegal practice. Starting from the formation of the Online Gambling Eradication Task Force (Satgas) which was followed by the formation of the Online Gambling Eradication Desk. In it, various ministries and institutions have also gathered who claim to be directly struggling with online gambling cases. Judol should not be a difficult matter to eradicate. However, the facts speak otherwise. Judol activities are increasingly spreading, both in terms of the number of players and the money circulating. If in 2019 there were only 1.3 million people exposed to judol, in 2020 it had increased to 2.5 million people. Now, 11 million people are addicted to judol. In terms of money circulating, the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) said that the turnover of judol money this year has reached IDR 900 trillion, whereas in 2017 it was only IDR 2.1 trillion. Judol movers have even started to tempt people with various conveniences so that they are attracted to judol, including by reducing the money that can be used for gambling from millions of rupiah to only IDR 10 thousand. It is truly ironic that when the government continues to declare war on judol, the number of players continues to increase. It could be that the people who become players no longer care or are afraid of the government's call. Therefore, there is no other sentence, the government must be present in a real and firm manner. Don't just dare to declare that you are fighting gambling to the roots, but neglect to brush away its intellectual actors. Firm when brushing off doormat players and bookies, but half-hearted when dealing with their backers. Because, cutting the roots will only produce new roots as long as the brain is still operating. The public certainly still hopes for the steps of the police investigators. Do not hesitate, let alone catch a cold, against the onslaught of resistance from the judol bookies. Moreover, the police have begun to sort out judol cases from the criminal side and also corruption. That way, police investigators can certainly follow the movement of money from the gambling, or what is known as the principle of follow the money, to trace the crime of money laundering from judol. The public is sure that the state and all its instruments and equipment can definitely do that. The key is that law enforcers should not only rely on determination. The authorities must also dare to take action with determination in eradicating online gambling from the highest peak to the lowest roots. #editorialmediaindonesia #bedaheditorialmi #judol #Metrotv ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Also follow our social media to get the latest information updates! Website: https://www.metrotvnews.com/ Facebook: / metrotv Instagram: / metrotv Twitter: / metro_tv TikTok: / metro_tv Metro Xtend: https://xtend.metrotvnews.com/