Alasan Istri Dan Pandemi COVID-19, Pria Asal Malaysia Overstay Di Mataram NTB, Ujungnya Ditahan Imigrasi

Head of the Mataram Immigration Office Onward Victor Manahan Lumban Toruan (central) accompanied by intelligence officer Agus Eka Putra (right) and representatives of the NTB/ANTARA Police

MATARAM - Petugas Kantor Imigrasi Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) melakukan penahanan atau detensi terhadap seorang warga Malaysia berinisial MA (55), karena melanggar batas waktu izin tinggal (overstay). "The overstay violation has been going on since 2020. So, he has lived in Indonesia for two years," said Head of the Mataram Immigration Office Onward Victor Manahan Lumban Toruan, in Mataram, Antara, Tuesday, September 6. Victor said that the man from neighboring country has now been detained in the detention room of the Mataram Immigration Office. The Supreme Court was detained on suspicion of violating Article 78 paragraph 3 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 6/2011 concerning Immigration. "So, the person concerned violated the provisions of the stay permit for 60 days as regulated by the Immigration Law," he said. The presence of the Supreme Court in the jurisdiction of the Mataram Immigration was revealed from the results of a field investigation. Officers arrested him along with a team from the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (Intelkam) of the NTB Police on August 22, 2022. "The person concerned was arrested in one of the residential areas in the Lembar area, West Lombok," he said. From the examination, it was revealed that the Supreme Court was in Lombok with a woman who he recognized as his wife. "Recognizing her to be in a serial marriage with this woman in West Lombok," said Victor. By stating this, the Supreme Court came to Lombok for the intention of meeting his wife. He also plans to invite his wife to move to Malaysia. "So, there was no other activity. Indeed, MA and his wife were about to move to Malaysia, but the position was the COVID-19 pandemic, so they couldn't go home," he said. To the officers, the Supreme Court has admitted that he made a mistake about overstaying. The Supreme Court also deliberately did not report to immigration about his whereabouts in Lombok, for fear of being fined and deported or repatriated. "This perpetrator knows that he is 'overstayed'. But there is no good certificate to report to the immigration office," he also said. Head of the Immigration Enforcement Intelligence Section (Inteldakim) of the Mataram Immigration Office, Putu Agus Eka Putra, continued, from immigration records, it was revealed that MA had been deported. similar violations, overstayed. "It (deportation) was in 2018," said Agus. However, from deportation in 2018, the Supreme Court was not given any sanctions for preventing entry to Indonesia, for humanitarian reasons, having a wife in Lombok. "Then it will be re-entered in 2020. Through the official route at the Entikong TPI. So this is the second time he has violated the Immigration Law," he also said. Furthermore, Agus said that his party is still detaining the Supreme Court until it waits for the results of coordination with the Malaysian Embassy in Indonesia. "This coordination relates to the issuance of travel documents or the Sijil for the Implementation of Gold (SPC) for the Supreme Court. So when it comes out, then we can deport it," he said again.