SOS Appreciation of National Police Direct Action on Gambling Houses Sponsors of League 1 Clubs

– Save Our Soccer (SOS) appreciates the National Police for swiftly cracking down on gambling houses that sponsor League 1 football clubs.

On Wednesday, 11 July 2023, SOS through its coordinator, Akmal Marhali, reported to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Indonesian National Police regarding the massive promotion of the Sbotop gambling house in the Indonesian League 1.

On Thursday, 13 July 2023, the SOS report was received with the proof report number STTL/268/VII/2023/Bareskrim. Friday, July 14, 2023 betting house sponsor attached to jersey Persikabo 1973 and on aboard removed.

“SOS appreciates the swift steps taken by the Indonesian National Police who immediately acted swiftly on law violations. Thank you to the National Police Chief, General Police Listyo Sigit Prabowo. Thank you Bareskrim Polri. Hopefully the Indonesian football industry can run in a healthy, professional and dignified way,” said Akmal Marhali.

The police’s quick arrest was directly driven by Deputy Head of Bareskrim Inspector General Pol Asep Ade Suheri who is also the Head of the Football Mafia Task Force. Wakabareskrim asked the public to also help the Football Mafia Task Force carry out their duties so they could protect Indonesian football from violating laws that damage morale.

“SOS will fully support the work of the Football Mafia Task Force. In fact, it is ready to help the task force carry out its duties. Rest assured that if something is carried out in a good and correct way, output what is produced will also be good and true. Indonesian football has the potential to be big. Both in terms of achievement and industry. The Football Mafia Task Force must be fully supported to make dirty pools in Indonesian football clean, healthy, hygienic,” Akmal stressed.

For your information, Sbotop is a gambling site that claims to be trusted, cheapest and fastest. Trusted to serve customers when betting on Sbobets. It’s the cheapest because the Sbobets deposit service is only Rp. 10,000, you can play gambling on line. Fastest for gambling agents on line in transactions.

“Gambling is rampant on line has disturbed society. Moreover, the law also does not allow gambling and all its derivatives to operate in Indonesia. This must be strictly enforced. Because it is immoral and can damage the morale of the nation,” Akmal said again.

Gambling as a social disease is prohibited by Article 303 of the Criminal Code (KUHP), Law Number 7 of 1974 concerning Controlling Gambling and Government Regulation Number 9 of 1981 concerning Implementation of Law Number 7 of 1974 concerning Controlling Gambling. It is also emphasized in Article 45 paragraph (2) of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 related to information and electronic transactions.

“The people or legal entities involved and giving permission to enter gambling houses as sponsors of League 1 clubs must be legally processed. Thank you, the police have acted decisively. Now we support the police in eradicating the football mafia. So far match fixing become an acute illness in national football,” Akmal emphasized.

The National Police have also issued a telegram numbered ST/2122/X/RES.1.24/2021 containing an order to all regional police chiefs to eradicate gambling in any form. While PSSI through PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) has also issued a circular letter to the clubs numbered 103/LIB/II/2020 dated 25 February 2020 stating that PT LIB does not allow competition participants to establish commercial cooperation with products related to cigarettes. , alcoholic beverages, and gambling houses.