Fake Identity In Pekanbaru, Malaysian Citizens Deported Dumai Immigration Using Feri Ships

The Immigration Office of Dumai deported Malaysian citizens for falsifying their identities in Oktoebr 2022. BETWEEN/HO-Kanwil of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Riau.

PEKANBARU - A Malaysian citizen with the initials GT who was proven to have falsified his identity in Pekanbaru was deported. The deportation process was carried out after GT was sentenced to one month in prison at the Dumai Class IIB Detention Center.

"Initially GT was refused entry to Malaysia because he used an Indonesian passport, while he was a Malaysian citizen," said Head of the Immigration Office Class I TPI Dumai Rejeki Putra Ginting in his statement, Monday, December 19, quoted from Antara.

Ginting said, after an examination, investigation, and trial were carried out by the court, GT was found guilty of falsifying his identity and was sentenced to imprisonment.

He said the handover process for Malaysian citizens was carried out based on a release letter from the Dumai Detention Center with the number W.4.PAS.PAS8.PK.05.09.2411. GT was finally deported on Sunday 18 December.

"The person concerned has also undergone a medical examination, and the person concerned is declared healthy and ready to be deported to his home country using the Malaysian state Cemas SPLP/Requirement Number: 706130 issued by the Malaysian Consulate Pekanbaru," he said.

Head of the Riau Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office, Mhd. Jahari Sitepu emphasized that his staff is committed to carrying out their duties and functions with full integrity.

GT has also been subject to Immigration Administrative Actions (TAK) in accordance with Article 75 paragraph 2 letters a and f, namely being subject to deportation and deterrence.

Sitepu said that this immigration action proves that Indonesia always takes firm action against any violations committed by foreign nationals in order to maintain the sovereignty of the nation and state.

"The deportation process has been carried out using the MV ferry. Indomal Kingdom to Dumai-Melawa and the entire process went smoothly," he said.