Tanjungpinang - As a result of falling for the addiction to online gambling, Hendrik was desperate to corrupt money orders at the Midai Post Branch Office, Natuna Regency, worth Rp.687 million. The defendant was Chief Executive Officer of PT Pos Midai Branch.

The trial of this case was held at the Tanjungpinang District Court, Monday (8/3/2021). Hendrik admitted his actions.

Hendrik said that he played online gambling with a deposit of Rp. 25 million, Rp. 10 million, Rp. 5 million, and Rp. 2 million at the least.

"I started to get to know online gambling around 2015, but not too often..," said Hendrik.

However, since being entrusted with serving as the Chief Executive Officer, Hendrik has returned to gambling. Until he was determined to save the office money by sending a fictitious money order.

"For poker gambling, he plays every day, while for Hong Kong lottery gambling every day and Singapore lottery gambling twice a week," he said.

The defendant committed corruption by sending a fictitious postal money order using the Cash to Account application to the closest person.

The money sent was not deposited into the PT Pos cash account, but was sent back to its account.

This action, carried out from 2019 to 2020, resulting in a state loss C / q PT Pos Indonesia amounting to IDR 687 million.

However, of the total losses he had corrupted, the defendant had returned Rp20 million, which the prosecutor confiscated as evidence.

The Chief Justice of the Panel of Judges, Eduard P Sihaloho and accompanied by the Panel of Member Judges postponed the trial for two weeks with an agenda of prosecution.