Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh Provides Consular Assistance for 1,100 Indonesian Citizens in Cambodia's Pochentong Detention Center

Consular services for Indonesian citizens at Detensi Pochentong. (Source: Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh provided consular assistance for Indonesian citizens (WNI) who were former online fraud networks in Cambodia, as part of efforts to protect and repatriate them to their home country.

In a statement received on Friday (10/7), the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh provided consular assistance to approximately 1,100 Indonesian Citizens (WNI) who were in the Cambodian Government detention facility in Pochentong, Phnom Penh, on Wednesday.

The Indonesian citizens were part of the Indonesian citizens who were caught in the enforcement operation carried out by the Cambodian authorities around the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh over the past month because they were considered to have disrupted public order, said the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh.

During the activity, the KBRI Phnom Penh team, with the support of assistance personnel from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Directorate of Protection of Indonesian Citizens, conducted data collection and issuance of a Provisional Travel Document (SPLP) for Indonesian citizens who no longer have passports.

To Indonesian citizens, the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh urges those who have travel documents not to delay and immediately buy tickets to return to Indonesia.

This is because there are still many Indonesian citizens who are still in Cambodia even though they have a SPLP and have received approval for the removal of overstay fines from the Cambodian government.

The Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh, Krishnajie, appealed to Indonesian citizens in Cambodia not to engage in illegal activities.

"For Indonesian citizens who have returned to Indonesia, do not return to Cambodia and get involved in online fraud networks," urged Krishnajie.

In addition to the Indonesian citizens in Pochentong, there are also more than 600 Indonesian citizens who were secured from a number of locations suspected of being scam centers.

Currently they are in various detention locations in Bati, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville.

Until now, the Cambodian government is still intensifying online fraud eradication operations in various locations suspected of being scam centers.

This resulted in the number of Indonesian citizens who were part of the online fraud network who asked for help from the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh still continuing.

Since January 1 to July 9, 2026, a total of 12,207 Indonesian citizens have reported and requested facilitation for repatriation.

Until now, a total of 5,966 Indonesian citizens have been successfully facilitated back to Indonesia.