Suspicious Of Viewing Documents Up To IDR 15 Million Fees To Be Paid By PMI To Malaysia, Police Finally Arrest These 6 Perpetrators

The Head of Batam Port Sector Police AKP Yusriadi Yusuf is questioning one of the perpetrators (ANTARA/HO Humas Polresta Barelang)

BATAM - Police arrested six people traffickers who sent illegal Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) candidates through the Batam Center International Port.

"The perpetrators of sending PMI candidates did not comply with existing procedures or mechanisms, did not have a legal entity to dispatch PMI abroad and did not have SIP3MI (Permits for the Placement of Indonesian Migrant Workers)," said Head of Batam Port Sector Police AKP Yusriadi Yusuf in Batam Islands Riau, Antara, Tuesday, August 9th.

Yusuf said the six perpetrators who had been arrested were K (57 years old), R (35 years old), A (51 years old), RS (47 years old), SS (51 years old), SH (53 years old).

He explained that the arrest of the six perpetrators stemmed from the suspicion of officers who knew that a victim with the initial E who was at the Batam Center international port, was going to work in Malaysia by paying a fee of Rp. 15,000,000 to arrange his departure to Malaysia.

The officers' suspicions were strengthened after checking the letters brought by the victims which were not in accordance with the procedures and did not have a legal entity to send PMI abroad.

"As we know, there are nine requirements to become a legal PMI, namely, a minimum age of 18 years and over, have competence or ability, physically and mentally healthy, registered with BPJS for labor, have a work agreement, work contract, KTKLN (Foreign Worker Card). country), work visas, and registered with SISKOP2MI, "explained Yusuf.

Yusuf further said that the six perpetrators who had been arrested had often carried out these illegal activities, starting from searching for victims, to taking care of them to the destination country.

“According to the perpetrator's confession, they have dispatched PMI every day. In a day they can dispatch five to fifteen people per day, many of the victims are from East Java and Lombok, it's been said that the players are," said Yusuf.

The evidence that was successfully secured was in the form of passports, cellphones, letters or departure tickets, Automated Teller Machines (ATM) cards and savings books.

For his actions, the perpetrator was snared under Article 81 of Law No. 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers with a maximum threat of 10 years in prison.