President Prabowo’s concrete steps in eradicating online gambling have received appreciation from many parties. The government under Prabowo’s leadership is considered firm and even going all out in its efforts to eliminate online gambling.
Cyber Law Expert at the University of Indonesia, Intan Pratama, said that the government’s transparent steps to reveal online gambling practices within the government’s internal environment should be appreciated.
“This transparency is important so that the public understands the government’s commitment to taking firm action against violations of the law,” said Intan.
According to him, the arrest of a number of employees shows the government’s seriousness in ridding institutions of practices that are not in accordance with the rules.
“The government needs to continue to strengthen legal sanctions so that they can serve as a clear warning to all state officials, so as to create a government that is clean and free from illegal activities,” he added.
In line with Intan Pratama, Executive Director of the Indonesian Digital Consumer Institute (LKDI) Abdu Kholik, M.Si also expressed his appreciation for President Prabowo’s full support in eradicating Judol.
“The Prabowo Government’s quick action and firmness was proven in the arrest of dozens of Ministry of Communications and Technology employees who were involved in the case of protecting thousands of online gambling sites,” he said.
For your information, at the Plenary Cabinet Session at the President’s Office, Central Jakarta, President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that there should be no conspiracy or protection against online gambling perpetrators.
This was said by the Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid.
“As a form of this commitment, the Minister of Communication and Technology will form a Working Team for Handling Online Gambling together with the ecosystem of electronic system and media organizers. This team is a form of optimizing the blocking of negative content,” said Minister of Communication and Science Meutya.
He added that handling online gambling content is one of the short-term programs of the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Ministry of Communication and Technology).
President Subianto, continued Meutya, emphasized that small communities often become victims so the state needs to pay special attention.
“He emphasized cooperation across ministries and institutions to completely eradicate this problem,” he stressed.