5 Immigration Officers At Ngurah Rai Airport Get OTT Extortion Tourists, Bali Prosecutor's Office Confiscates IDR 100 Million

The Bali High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) is investigating the results of the investigation of the arrest of 5 Immigration officers at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali who are suspected of committing extortion into foreign tourists via fast lanes. The Bali Attorney General's Office said that not all officers who were arrested were involved in extortion.

"Not all of them are involved. From what we ask for information, not all of them are involved," said Assistant for Special Crimes (Aspidsus) at the Bali High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) Dedy Kurniawan, Wednesday, November 15.

During the arrest of 5 Ngurah Rai Immigration officers, the Prosecutor's Office team confiscated money suspected of extortion against foreign nationals (WNA) who entered with a fast track.

"When we went to the crime scene, we managed to secure it, only five people were arrested, all of them were immigration officers. From the officers we took (the money)," said Dedy.

"Successfully secured money amounting to approximately Rp. 100 million rupiah which is suspected to be an illegal profit obtained from these practices," he continued.

Currently, the legal status of the Ngurah Rai Immigration officer has not been determined.

"Not yet a suspect, not yet detained. So we will wait for the next announcement. That's all," he added.