Lanal Dumai Thwarts Departure Of 31 Illegal PMI Candidates To Malaysia

Danlanal Dumai Marine Colonel (P) Kariady Bangun and Head of BP3MI Riau Fanny Wahyu Kurniawan gave a press statement regarding the prevention of 31 PMI candidates in Dumai, Riau Province, Tuesday (22/8/2023). BETWEEN/Abdul Razak

DUMAI - The Task Force for the Armed Forces of the Gurindam Sakti-23 Koarmada I together with the Dumai Navy Base, Riau Province, thwarted the departure of 31 prospective Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) who were going to Malaysia on the Sepahat Coast, Bengkalis Regency. Commander Lanal Dumai Marine Colonel (P) Kariady Bangun said the prevention began with information on the plan to send 31 PMI candidates to Malaysia around the Sepahat Bengkalis coast. After that, his party pursued the location. "The PMI candidates that were secured from a shelter building in the mainland location near the coast consisted of 15 women and 16 men and a 4 year old boy," said Danlanal Marine Colonel (P) Kariady in a press statement in Dumai, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, August 22. Dozens of PMI candidates have previously paid fees to the person in charge and are willing to cross to Malaysia. Without official documents, PMI Illegal wants to find a job. "When the team arrived, as many as 31 PMI candidates were gathered in a camp building waiting for a speedboat or speedboat," he said. Also secured in the prevention operation to depart for this PMI candidate is about 30 cell phones, 26 ID cards, and 16 passports and luggage bags. "Among them, most of them have worked in Malaysia," he said. Furthermore, Commander Lanal Dumai handed over the 31 PMIs to the Head of the Riau Province Migrant Workers Protection Service, Fanny Wahyu Kurniawan. After the handover, Head of BP3MI Riau Fanny Wahyu Kurniawan stated that PMI candidates were victims so that his party would send them back to their area of origin. Evidence in the form of cell phones and ID cards, he continued, will be returned to them, as long as no one is involved in a crime. "We are conducting further investigations because they are victims. So, their objects will be returned," said Fanny. Fanny also expressed her appreciation to the Dumai Navy and the Koarmada 1 Task Force for their success in helping prevent people from leaving abroad illegally in coastal and water areas.

"We appreciate Lanal Dumai for the extraordinary synergy and collaboration in preventing the nation's children from going abroad illegally. Because not a few of those who go illegally are prone to physical violence, sexual violence, people's sales, and mental disorders," said Fanny.