The Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections managed to secure two foreign nationals from China who were involved in the distribution of video content who slipped Rp500 thousand in their passports before entering Indonesia.
Acting Director General of Immigration Saffar M. Godam said the Chinese foreigner with the initials LB and LJ is now in the detention room of the Directorate General of Immigration, waiting for repatriation to the country of origin. Both are also being investigated further.
"For their actions, LB and LJ will be subject to sanctions in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations," Godam said in a statement quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 22.
The content was uploaded by the TikTok account @stellaroptics888. After going viral on January 17, 2025, the Directorate General of Immigration took steps to check the internal and CCTV of the airport directly (realtime), starting from the arrival of the two Chinese foreigners until they left the immigration checkpoint.
"From the research on CCTV, no evidence was found showing that there was giving and receiving money. From the results of the examination, there was also no acknowledgment from the members that they had received some money," explained Godam.
Then, on January 20, 2025, the @stellaroptics888 account uploaded a video of clarification and an apology.
In the video, it is stated that the Rp500 thousand in cash on its passport is the cost of a visit visa upon arrival (VoA).
Despite uploading a video of clarification and an apology, the Directorate General of Immigration continues to clarify directly to LB and LJ.
From the results of the clarification, the two Chinese foreigners continued to give the same statement as the second video content they uploaded.
Plt. The Director General of Immigration explained that when LB and LJ arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Immigration officers found that the two were on the wrong track. They are known to be on track for priority passengers via the departure area.
"After that, officers took them to an international arrival area to carry out an immigration process. All of these incidents were recorded on the airport's CCTV camera," said Godam.
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Previously, social media user TikTok @stellaroptics888 uploaded a video showing a foreign national from China inserting Rp500 thousand when he was about to enter Indonesia.
The video also shows when the person concerned arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and walking behind officers.
After going viral, the video was deleted and the user of the same account then uploaded a video clarifying as well as an apology.
He also admitted that the previously uploaded video caused a misunderstanding and had an impact on the Indonesian government.
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