The policewoman allegedly doused her husband - a fellow police officer - with gasoline and set him on fire after finding out that he had been gambling away his salary bonus.
Gambling dice and chips are seen on the keyboard in this illustration, June 5, 2020. JAKARTA: An Indonesia n policewoman has been charged with killing her husband, a fellow police officer, by allegedly burning him to death because of his gambling addiction, in a case which has cast the spotlight on online gambling in Indonesia .
Fadhilatun had planned to use the money to buy supplies for their twins who were born three months ago. The couple also have a 2-year-old child. President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi as he is popularly known, has called on the public to be wise with their savings and not to waste them away by gambling. Mr Budi pointed out that the government is forming a special task force to tackle online gambling. Set to be established this week, it will be chaired by the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs.Outrage in Indonesia over viral videos of 2 mothers sexually abusing their kids; both claim to be sextortion victims
About 3.2 million Indonesians are involved in online gambling, according to data from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center that was released in April by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto.At the same time, data points to a significant increase in transactions related to online gambling. Online gambling transactions of Indonesian citizens have skyrocketed more than 8,000 per cent in value over the last five years.
"It is not just online gambling, because there are several cases where they got the money from winning in gambling," said communications minister Budi.Many people in Indonesia have resorted to taking out loans online as they get sucked into online gambling, according to PPATK head Ivan Yustiavandana. He said there is an increased flow of funds related to online loans which were used for online gambling.
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