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View all search resultsMore than 1,000 N. Sumatra provincial employees involved in online gambling
An audit in 2024 found that there were 1,037 employees in the North Sumatra provincial administration who were suspected of taking part in online gambling.
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he North Sumatra provincial administration revealed that more than 1,000 employees are suspected of gambling online and that employee bank accounts have been connected to online gambling sites in almost all agencies and offices.
There were 1,037 employees in the provincial administration who were suspected of taking part in online gambling activities, North Sumatra Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) legislation enforcement head Julianus Bangun told reporters on Tuesday.
Julianus said the data was acquired from the North Sumatra Regional Employee Agency (BKD). He said the Satpol PP received the data after Governor Bobby Nasution created a new task to eradicate online gambling among provincial employees.
He added that his agency had coordinated with the BKD and the Financial Transaction Reports Analysis Center (PPATK) for further follow-up.
“Questionings of civil servants who are actively conducting online gambling transactions are currently ongoing at the BKD,” he said.
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Julianus said civil servants who are involved in online gambling will be punished according to existing law and employment regulations. He said this was part of the North Sumatra provincial administration’s commitment to create a bureaucracy that is clean, disciplined and free from deviant activities, including online gambling.
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