Asking For Donations To Mosques Gets Rp. 8.5 Million, 2 Pakistani Foreigners Mistake Of Stay Permits Secured In Pekanbaru

Two Pakistani foreigners were picked up after they were caught asking for a donation of Rp. 8.5 million to mosques. (Between)

PEKANBARU - Two Pakistani foreigners who were detained by the Rokan Hulu Police were picked up by the Class I Immigration Office at the Pekanbaru Immigration Checkpoint (TPI) on Thursday, April 21. Both violated the residence permit in Indonesia.

Head of Regional Office of Kemenkumham Riau Mhd. Jahari Sitepu conveyed the chronology of the arrests, starting with information from the public stating that there were foreigners who requested donations from nearby mosques.

"From a brief interview conducted by the Kecepatan Rokan Hulu Police, information was obtained that the two Pakistani citizens had received a donation of Rp. 8,500,000," he said, quoted by Antara.

He explained, after further coordination by the Kecepatan Police, the two Pakistani citizens were transferred to the Rokan Hulu Police for handover to the immigration authorities.

The data for Pakistani foreigners who were picked up by Pekanbaru Immigration was Ali Gohar, a Pakistani national with Passport Number Bj5153572. Second on behalf of Abdullah, also a citizen of Pakistan. His Passport Number is Ch1154875.

"We took both of them to the Pekanbaru Kanim last night for further examination," said Jahari.

Next, the handover of the two foreigners was carried out at 21.00 WIB by AKP Buyung Cardinal, Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Rokan Hulu Police, to Dectry Laksana, Head of the Pekanbaru Kanim Enforcement Sub-division.

From the examination of the documents carried out by the Pekanbaru Kanim representative, information was found that the two Pakistani citizens were in Indonesia with an active Investor Limited Stay Permit (ITTI). The permit is issued by the Immigration Office Class I TPI East Jakarta.

"For the development of information, the two Pakistani citizens were brought to the Immigration Office Class I TPI Pekanbaru for further examination," he concluded.