IRT In Jembrana Tricks Dozens Of TKI Candidates To Japan Arrested By Police

The Jembrana Police, Bali, ensnared housewives FY, perpetrators of fraud dozens of prospective workers to Japan with Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Eradication of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO).

Jembrana Police Chief AKBP I Dewa Gde Juliana said there were three articles in the TIP Law that were used to ensnare the suspect.

"In addition, we also ensnared him with articles in the Law on the Protection of Migrant Workers and the Criminal Code," he said, Wednesday, September 6.

The suspect FY (31), a resident of Pergung Village, Mendoyo District, was charged with articles 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Law on the Eradication of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons, Article 81 Junto Article 69 of the Law on the Protection of Migrant Workers, and Article 378 junto 65 of the Criminal Code.

"Especially for articles in the TIP Law, there is a minimum penalty of three years in prison and one year in prison," he said.

The investigation of this case was carried out after the police received 18 reports from the victims from July to August 2023.

Dozens of victims were tempted by the labor departure program to Japan offered by FY because it was considered low-cost.

When registering, the victim was asked to pay Rp. 5 million as initial document processing, and promised a loan from the company that employs them in Japan of Rp. 130 million.

"In addition to being cheap, the victim was tempted by loan funds from the company that would employ them, as stated by the suspect," said Juliana.

Furthermore, in order to obtain funds from Japan, said Juliana, the victim was asked to make a letter or document having installments at a cooperative or Village Credit Institution (LPD).

From the police investigation, to expand or increase people who are willing to take part in the work program to Japan, the suspect FY also ordered one of the victim's parents to invite other prospective workers.

Interested in the promise of FY to send their child early if he can recruit 18 other prospective workers, witness IGS carries out this and manages to meet the target.

Of the 18 people he successfully recruited, all of them have paid Rp5 million to FY, some of whom have been transferred by bank.

However, after a long wait, the victims did not get what FY promised, including pre-departure training.

To resolve this problem, the victim and suspect FY have met several times. FY is willing to return all the victim's money.

"There is a written agreement between the suspect and the victim regarding the accountability of the money that has been paid. However, because there is still no clarity, the victim reported it to us," said Juliana.

He also revealed that a total of 35 victims of FY fraud, but only 18 people reported to the police.

From this case, his party confiscated various pieces of evidence ranging from payment receipts, printed proof of bank account books to videos containing recordings of the suspect's meeting with the victim.