Commission I of the DPR asks the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-KP2MI not to take it lightly, immediately repatriate 600 Indonesian citizens who are victims of online scams in Cambodia

Member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Oleh Soleh, urged the Indonesian Government to immediately repatriate 600 Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKI) who were victims of online fraud crimes in Cambodia.

He emphasized that the government, in this case the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu) and the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Ministry (KP2MI), should not take this case lightly because it concerns the safety and human rights of Indonesian citizens.

"The government must be present and act quickly. There are about 600 Indonesian citizens who are still stuck in Cambodia until now. This is a serious problem and should not be allowed to drag on," Oleh Soleh told reporters, Monday, December 29.

In particular, members of the DPR commission dealing with international relations asked the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make greater efforts to conduct diplomacy with the Cambodian government to free the Indonesian migrant workers. According to him, the diplomatic channel must be maximized so that the repatriation process can be realized immediately.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must carry out diplomacy intensively and sincerely to free them. The safety of Indonesian citizens is the responsibility of the state," he said.

The legislator from the West Java Dapil XI also emphasized the importance of cross-agency coordination, ranging from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Manpower, the Police, to other related institutions, so that the repatriation process runs quickly and is well coordinated.

"It's not enough for just one ministry. There must be cross-agency coordination so that the repatriation of Indonesian citizens can be carried out comprehensively and thoroughly," said Oleh Soleh.

By Soleh reminded that online scam cases are organized crimes that have caused many victims from Indonesia. Therefore, according to him, in addition to repatriation efforts, the government must also strengthen preventive measures so that similar cases do not continue to occur in the future.

"There are already many Indonesian citizens who have become victims of online scams. This must be a serious concern for the country, both in terms of protecting citizens and preventing transnational crimes," he concluded.