The Ministry Of Law And Human Rights Strictly Monitors 157 Foreigners In West Sumatra

West Sumatra Regional Head of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, R Andika Dwi Prasetya. ANTARA/FathulAbdi

PADANG - The Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of West Sumatra (Kemenkum HAM West Sumatra) through the immigration function continues to supervise 157 foreign nationals (WNA) currently in this province.

"Currently, there are 157 foreigners recorded in West Sumatra, monitoring continues to be carried out regularly to anticipate various disturbances," said Head of the West Sumatra Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office R Andika Dwi Prasetya, accompanied by the Head of the Immigration Division Syamsul Effendi Sitorus, after opening a meeting of the Provincial Foreigner Supervision Team (Pora). West Sumatra in Padang, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, February 15.

He said the 157 foreigners were holders of Limited Stay Permit Cards (Kitas) with the most locations being in the work area of the Agam Immigration Office, West Sumatra, which was 137 people.

Meanwhile, other foreigners are scattered in other regencies or cities, such as the Mentawai Islands Regency, Dharmasraya, and others.

According to him, the foreigners came from various countries such as China, India, Malaysia, and others with the interests of school, education, and work.

Andika said that his side will continue to maximize the supervision of foreigners in this province, so that every foreigner's activity can be monitored and detected.

"Don't let the foreigner commit a violation in the territory of Indonesia, especially West Sumatra, whether it is a violation of the law or immigration rules," he said.

Andika explained that the supervision would be carried out strictly, either directly, via the Foreigner Monitoring Application (APOA), or administrative supervision.

The West Sumatra Ministry of Law and Human Rights also invites the people of West Sumatra to report if they see or know the activities of foreigners who commit violations.

His party will also maximize supervision for foreigners holding visit visas for tourist purposes, short trips, and others, especially domestic crossings.