Involve Intelligence And Police, Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs Pursues TIP Perpetrators

Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam), Budi Gunawan/ Photo: Jehan/VOI

TANGERANG - Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam), Budi Gunawan, has confirmed that he will eradicate syndicates of people trafficking crimes (TPPO) in international networks.

He said that his party would collect data from victims at Wisma Haji Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, in order to determine follow-up steps related to law enforcement or crime.

Dalam proses pengumpulan data tersebut, penyidik Polri akan melakukan penyelidikan lebih dalam modus para pelaku dalam merek korban untuk bekerja di scam online.

"To ascertain whether they are all victims or maybe some of them also have indications from the perpetrators and so on, so which of these victims deserves legal assistance from the government," Budi told reporters at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tuesday, March 18.

Collaboration With Intelligence And Cross-State Officials

Budi Gunawan revealed that his party would involve the National Police, intelligence, and cross-border officers to break the TIP chain.

"Starting from the Police, then the prosecutor's office. We involve these intelligence elements so that all of them can collaborate and complement each other, because the handling of migrant workers is not easy. It requires strong collaboration and synergy from all instruments of this country to go down," he explained.

Budi also ensured that the perpetrators of this TIP would continue to be hunted with the aim that there would be no other victims in the future.

"The perpetrators involved in this network of people's trade crimes will continue to be hunted down and we will act," said Budi.

Repatriation Of 554 Indonesian Citizens From Myanmar

The Indonesian government has repatriated 554 Indonesian citizens who were victims of online fraud in Myawaddy, Myanmar, through Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang City.

The Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam), Budi Gunawan, stated that the repatriation process was carried out in stages by the Joint Task Force of the Indonesian Embassy in Yangon, the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok, and the National Police which was coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu).

"On March 18, the first flight has landed, carrying 200 Indonesian citizens who were victims. Then, later at 11.00, the second flight will also carry 200 Indonesian citizens who are victims," Budi told reporters, Tuesday, March 18.

The repatriation of the other 154 Indonesian citizens will be carried out on Wednesday. They will be temporarily placed at Wisma Haji Pondok Gede for three days.

"Arriving in Indonesia, our brothers and sisters who become PMIs and become victims of the fraud will be accommodated in temporary shelters, namely Wisma Haji, Pondok Gede, for three days," explained Budi.