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Trading Robot Sales as Investment Fraud Under Indonesian Law

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This academic legal study analyzes trading robot sales as a form of investment fraud under Indonesian positive law, focusing on Supreme Court Decision Number 5522 K/Pid.Sus/2024. The manuscript examines how algorithm-based automated trading systems can be misused for structured financial crimes, including information manipulation, illegal public fund collection, and money laundering. It highlights regulatory gaps, the need for enhanced consumer protection, and the importance of addressing technology-based economic crimes.

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Who issued it

Universitas Muhammadiyah SidoarjoAcademic · ID

Publisher

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Under whose authorityState law

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Who it governs

RegulatorsGeneral publicNational governmentResearchers and academics

Researchers, legal practitioners, and regulators seeking to understand the legal qualification and judicial handling of algorithm-based financial fraud under Indonesian law.

Sectors

Finance and insurance · digital investment and trading robot platformsResearch and science · normative legal research

What the document contains

What's covered

The document addresses the legal qualification of trading robot sales under Indonesian positive law, analyzes judicial reasoning from Supreme Court Decision Number 5522 K/Pid.Sus/2024, and evaluates the intersection of fintech misuse, investment fraud, money laundering, and consumer protection.

What's missing

The text does not provide specific technical source code for trading algorithms, nor does it establish binding administrative regulations or direct statutory rules.

Key takeaways

Trading robots lacking legal legitimacy and transparency function as structured investment fraud mechanisms rather than legitimate investment instruments.
The analyzed case study fulfilled the elements of fraud under Article 378 of the Indonesian Criminal Code and money laundering under Law Number 8 of 2010.
Judicial reasoning increasingly applies a substantive approach to technology-based crimes rather than relying strictly on formal violations.
Regulatory gaps, weak oversight, and low financial literacy enable the persistence and recurrence of illegal digital investment schemes.
Strengthened consumer protection and adaptive legal reforms are essential to safeguard the public against modern financial technology crimes.

Outline

· Introduction
· Method
· Results and Discussion
  - Legal Qualifications of Trading Robots from an Indonesian Legal Perspective
  - Legal Fact Analysis in the Decision
  - Analysis of Judge's Considerations (Ratio Decidendi)
  - Trading Robots as a Mode of Investment Fraud
  - Legal Implications and Consumer Protection
· Conclusion

IssuedJune 2026

Length7,318 words · 13 pages

FormatNot recorded

Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

3/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

One of the main aspects in the judge's consideration is the assessment of the elements of error ( mensrea ) and act ( actus) .reus ) committed by the defendant.

C. Analysis of Judge's Considerations (Ratio Decidendi)

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Fairness

2/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

Conceptually, robot trading -based investment fraud exploits information asymmetry (informationasymmetryperpetrator and investors.

D. Trading Robots as a Mode of Investment Fraud

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Human Dignity

0/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

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Human Oversight

0/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

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Privacy

0/5

Protection of personal data and private life

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Transparency

3/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

In modern financial literature, transparency is a key element in preventing fraud , especially in complex technology-based systems.

E. Legal Implications and Consumer Protection

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Topics

Physical AI Governancesupporting

investment_fraud fintech money_laundering consumer_protection algorithmic_trading