Atambua Immigration Deportation Serves Stranded Timor Leste

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KUPANG - The Immigration Office Class II TPI Atambua, Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province deported two Timorese citizens with the initials SS (32) and SSS (28) after committing immigration violations.

Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, NTT Marciana D Jone, said the two Timorese citizens were fishermen who were previously stranded in the waters of Atapupu, Belu Regency on Monday, February 14.

"They are fishermen who were previously stranded and today have just been deported back to their country," he said, quoted by Antara, Thursday, February 17.

Marci added that as of today, based on reports from Atambua Immigration, during the January to February period, five foreigners have been deported.

With details of four East Timorese citizens and one more person is a Chinese citizen who previously served two years in detention in Atambua Prison.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Atambua Class II Immigration Office, KA Halim, said that the deportation process was carried out through the Mota Ain Integrated State Border Post (PLBN).

The deportation process was carried out well, and was immediately received by the Batugade Immigration officer of Timor Leste with agents from the Timor Leste Consulate

Previously, it was reported on Monday (14/2) that Polairud Polres Belu detained two Timorese citizens who were fishermen stranded in the waters of Atapupu, Belu Regency.

Both of them, after being examined, said that the ship suffered engine damage in the waters of the Alor-Atapupu Indonesian Archipelago Sea Channel (ALKI), so that it was finally carried to the border area.