TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The National Police named three Chinese citizens as suspects of an illegal online lending case, namely WJS, GCY and JMS.

"The suspects are Chinese nationals, the owners the company," said the director of the Police Economic Crime Directorate, General Whisnu Hermawaan, in his office today, November 16.

WJS (32) is the administrator of an illegal online lender called the Koperasi Simpan Pinjam (KSP) Inovasi Milik Bersama, as well as the founder of FLINPAY application. His role was to recruit employees and look for other illegal lenders to partner up.

As for GCY (38), he is the consultant responsible for integrating the data and funds of the owners of KSP Inovasi Milik Bersama and PT AFT, the company that lends the money to the victims.

The last suspect is JMS (57), the director of PT AFT. Police suspected him in helping the firm to obtain permits for sending funds overseas.

The authorities also arrested 10 other suspects affiliated with the illegal online lending firm. They confiscated Rp217 billion from 7 accounts connected to KSP Inovasi Milik Bersama.

In operating the business, the company is suspected to have used a desk collection service. It collects the debt by sending out threat messages, insults, until pornography to debtors.

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M ROSSENO AJI | Graven (Intern Translator)