Bareskrim Polri Calls Students Victims Of TIP Internship Mode To Germany Used As Coolers

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police said that the suspects in the criminal case of trafficking in persons (TPPO) in the ferryjob mode to Germany had explored the victims. This is because the deceived students are employed as coolers.

"What we get information about, they are lifters, the language is in Indonesia as a coolie," said the Director of General Crimes at Bareskrim Polri Brigadier General Djuhandhani Rahardjo Puro to reporters, Wednesday, March 27.

In addition, the internship program carried out by the victims did not match the promised. In fact, it is different from the student major.

"Meanwhile, what we connected from the investigation process that we got, they were electrical students but were employed there as lifters, pelvics like that," he said.

"So he was hired in a position that is indeed a heavy worker," continued Djuhandhani.

In the internship mode, the students are also promised to get a salary of Rp. 30 million per month. However, there were no deductions for the cost of living while in Germany.

"Their salary is that they receive a skitar of Rp. 30 million, but there are cuts in lodging and so on, including the costs of daily life whose costs in Germany are quite high," said Djuhandhani.

The TIP case in the internship program mode was uncovered after four students who were victims came to the Indonesian Embassy in Germany. They told what was experienced.

The Indonesian Embassy also traced the internship program in question. It turns out that there are 33 universities in Indonesia that also run the program. It was recorded that around 1,407 students had departed.

The internship program is known to be completed by PT CVGEN and PT SHB. The two companies promised students an internship in Germany.

However, they were asked to pay Rp150 thousand and 150 euros. The reason is the cost of making a letter of acceptance (LOA) to PT SHB.

Not only that, they were also asked to pay another 200 Euros to PT SHB. Its designation is the creation of an approval of the German authorities or working permit.

In this case, five people were named as suspects. They have the initials ER alias EW; A alias AE, SS, AJ and MJ.

The suspects were charged with Article 4 of Law (UU) Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Eradication of TIP, with a maximum threat of 15 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 600 million. Then Article 81 of Law No. 17 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers. With a maximum imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 15 billion.