Involved In TIP, Police Arrest 3 Employees Of The Umrah Travel Bureau
TANGERANG Police arrested three employees of a umrah travel bureau suspected of being involved in a criminal act of trafficking in persons (TPPO) for Saudi Arabia. The three suspects consisted of two women with the initials S (53) and Z (19), as well as a man with the initials RF (31). They allegedly attempted to illegally dispatch the victim with the initials SS as a migrant worker.
Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police Chief, Kombes Ronald Fredy Christian Sipayung, explained that this case was revealed after the police received information about an Indonesian Migrant Worker Candidate (CPMI) who would be dispatched to Saudi Arabia non-procedurally through Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport.
Following up on the report, the police immediately moved and succeeded in thwarting the victim's departure. The victim was then secured for questioning. Based on the victim's confession, the police identified suspect S who was at Soekarno-Hatta Airport and immediately arrested him.
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"We first secured the victim, then identified the characteristics of the person who helped him at the airport. About an hour later, we managed to arrest suspect S and take him to the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police for further investigation," said Kombes Ronald, Thursday, March 6, 2024.
Further investigation led to a Umrah travel company in the Kedoya area, West Jakarta. On Thursday, February 13, the police team visited the PT Nurza Tanjung office and managed to arrest two other perpetrators, namely RF and Z.
The three perpetrators have now been detained and charged under Article 83 in conjunction with Article 68 and Article 81 in conjunction with Article 69 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers. In addition, they are also subject to Article 4 of Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Eradication of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons.
"The perpetrators face a maximum prison sentence of 15 years and a fine of between Rp. 120 million to Rp. 600 million," concluded Kombes Ronald.
The police urge the public to always be careful in looking for jobs abroad and ensure that departures are carried out through official channels in order to avoid crimes of human trafficking.