Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Returns 300 Indonesian Citizens And PMI From Malaysian Immigration Detention Today

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. (VOI / Fauzi)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has succeeded in facilitating the repatriation of 300 Indonesian citizens (WNI) and Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) vulnerable groups from Malaysian immigration detention, Thursday.

In a written statement, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that those who were previously sent home were in the Imigresen Depot or Immigration Detention Center in Johor Baru.

"Today's repatriation is carried out through one point of debaration, namely the Collision of the Ferry Batam Center, Riau Islands," said the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement, Thursday, November 13.

Furthermore, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs detailed that those who were sent home consisted of 221 boys and 66 girls, including five boys and eight girls.

Meanwhile, the vulnerable groups referred to are the elderly, pregnant women, mothers and children, children under the general government without assistance and Indonesian citizens/PMI who have been in DTI for more than six months and are experiencing financial problems.

Repatriation by sea is divided into two groups, of which one is through the departure point at the Port of Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia, and another batch through the departure point at the Ferry Port of Batam Center, Riau Islands, Indonesia.

The process of coordinating the arrival to return to the area of origin and the rehabilitation and reintegration process was coordinated by BP3MI Riau Islands c.q. P4MI Batam and supported by relevant ministries and institutions such as the Riau Islands Police, Riau Islands Manpower Office, Batam Special Class I Immigration, Batam Class I Port Health Office, and other relevant agencies.

Indonesian citizens and PMI who were successfully repatriated appreciated and thanked the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for facilitating their return.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs again appealed to the public to always follow the applicable laws and regulations if they were to work abroad.