TIP Victims In East Lombok Bite Their Fingers, Fail To Work To Saudi Arabia Even Though They Have Handed Over Tens Of Millions

Illustration. The police gave trauma healing to 24 women from NTB who were victims of TIP on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (ANTARA-HO-Polda Lampung)

NTB - This man, DR (45) from Praya in Central Lombok, was arrested on suspicion of a criminal act of selling people (TPPO). The perpetrator is in the mode of promising the victim to work in a Middle Eastern country but has never been dispatched.

The victim has also provided accommodation costs for purposes to go outside Saudi Arabia. In fact, the victim's passport, which was used as an excuse, has also been completed.

"The victim will be dispatched to Saudi Arabia, but sending PMI (Indonesian migrant workers) to the country is still closed," said Head of the Central Lombok Police Criminal Investigation Unit, AKP Migian in Praya, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Monday, July 10, confiscated by Antara.

The victim, who is still a minor, gave money for the departure fee to the perpetrators, reaching tens of millions and was promised a salary of Rp. 30-50 million per month.

"The promised salary is quite high, so the victim wants to go as PMI," he said.

When arresting the perpetrators, the Central Lombok Police also confiscated 10 units of evidence in the form of passports.

Based on the investigation, the victim of DR's trickery came not only from Central Lombok, but also from outside Lombok, but only two victims of the complainant.

"We have not found another victim's address, because in the passport identity there are no photos, only names and addresses," he said.

The police have not been able to provide an explanation regarding their departure, whether illegally or legally, because this case is still being developed to look for other evidence.

"We are still developing this case," he added.

For his actions, the alleged perpetrator is threatened with the TIP Law in accordance with Article 2 Paragraph 1 with a minimum penalty of 3 years and a maximum of 15 years. The suspect is also threatened with a maximum fine of Rp600 million.

"We urge residents to report if they find TTPO cases in their respective areas," he said.