PENEGAKAN HUKUM SITUS JUDI ONLINE DI WILAYAH HUKUM KEPOLISIAN DAERAH RIAU

Abstract

Gambling through online sites has been regulated in Article 45 paragraph (3) of Law
Number 1 of 2024 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions which explains the
provision that every person who intentionally and without rights distributes, transmits and/or
makes accessible electronic information and/or electronic documents that have gambling
content as referred to in Article 27 paragraph (2) shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a
maximum of ten years and/or a maximum fine of ten billion. However, what is known until
now is that gambling through online sites is still widely available among the public and has
not been resolved. This study aims to find out how the law enforcement of online gambling
sites in the Riau Regional Police Jurisdiction.
This study uses sociological legal research methods, namely research that wants to see
the correlation between law and society with the gap between das sollen and das sein, data
sources are primary data and secondary data consisting of primary legal material,
secondary legal material and tertiary legal material. Data collection techniques in this study
are interviews, questionnaires and literature studies as well as data analysis using
qualitative analysis with deductive methods. The respondents were law enforcement officers
from investigators of sub-directorate V Ditreskrimsus Polda Riau, Riau High Prosecutor's
Office, and also the Pekanbaru District Court.
The results of this research are Law Enforcement on gambling cases through online
sites in the Riau Regional Police Jurisdiction, including Intelligence Information Collection,
Initial Investigation, Formation of Investigation Team, Evidence Collection, Arrest and
Seizure, In-depth Investigation, Legal Prosecution, Courts and Verdicts, Execution of
Verdicts, Prevention and Education. And the inhibiting factors include technological factors
and the skills of the apparatus which result in difficulties in identifying who owns the site,
then operational cost factors, law enforcement factors, and community factors. The efforts
that have been made are Improving Technology and Skills, Cross-Border Cooperation,
Improving Laws and Regulations, Using Advanced Technology, Collaboration with the
Private Sector, Raising Community Support, and Providing Additional Resources.
Keywords: Law Enforcement, Online Gambling Sites, Riau Regional Police