Viral Chinese Foreign Workers Dressed In Military Dress In Aceh Returned To Their Country

Head of the Immigration Office for Class II Immigration Checkpoints Meulaboh, West Aceh, Azhar. (ANTARA/Teuku Dedi Iskandar)

BARAT ACEH - Wang Yunzhou (40 years), a Foreign Worker (TKA) who works at the Nagan Raya Steam Power Plant (PLTU) project, Aceh Province, was repatriated to his home country in China after previously going viral on social media for wearing a traditional uniform. military.

"The repatriation of foreign workers is facilitated directly by the company," said the Head of the Non-Immigration Checkpoint Class II Immigration Office, Meulaboh, West Aceh, Azhar, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, April 20.

He explained that Wang Yunzhou's repatriation was carried out by the company because his actions in wearing an army uniform had caused a commotion in the community.

The repatriation process, said Azhar, was carried out from Sultan Iskandar Muda Blang Bintang International Airport, Aceh Besar District, to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, Banten Province. Then forwarded to the country concerned.

Azhar also explained that the foreign worker named Wang Yunzhou was a technician or expert at the parent company PT Tianjin in China, and came to Indonesia to conduct an inspection or assessment of the results at the PLTU 3-4 Nagan Raya construction project site, Aceh Province.

"So, the man has only been in Aceh for a few days, and is currently in the process of returning to his home country in China," said Azhar.

He also added that the motive for the foreign worker was to wear a military-style uniform because it was just for fun.

In his statement to officers, Wang Yunzhou wore a military-style uniform because he saw members of the security forces at the PLTU 3-4 Nagan Raya project site from the TNI wearing military uniforms.

So then he wore the clothes to show his friends, then his actions were recorded by a friend using a cellphone camera, and then went viral on social media.

"So, this perpetrator is just wearing military-style clothes for fun. According to the perpetrator's confession, the military-style uniforms are mostly worn by manual workers in China and are freely traded in China," said Azhar.