Title Party Without Prokes, This Russian Citizen Was Deported From Bali

The process of deporting Sergei Kosenko at Immigration Ngurah Rai, Badung, Bali, Sunday 24 January. (Photo: Public Relations Ministry of Law and Human Rights Bali)

JAKARTA - Bali immigration deported a foreign national (WNA) from Russia named Sergei Kosenko for holding a party without health protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The person concerned had gone viral because he took a dangerous action by jumping into the sea while riding a motorcycle. However, after checking, Sergei had also held a party without health care during the pandemic. violating immigration, "said the Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Bali Jamaruli Manihuruk in a press conference at Immigration Ngurah Rai, Bali, quoted from Antara, Sunday, January 24.

He explained, after checking the entry crossing data, it was found that Sergei entered Indonesian territory on October 31, 2020 through the Soekarno Hatta TPI (immigration checkpoint) using a visit visa.

In addition, the stay permit for Sergei's visit is valid until 29 December 2020 and has been extended until 28 January 2021.

"From the immigration data, it was recorded that Sergei Kosenko's address was on Jalan Siligita Nusa Dua, but he admitted that he never knew and never lived at that address," said the Regional Head of Regional Office.

When questioned, Sergei admitted that he was renting a private villa in the Berawa area, Canggu, and had moved to stay in several places in Bali and Lombok. The latest information, Sergei Kosenko stayed at a hotel in Seminyak, Bali.

"This person concerned made a mess by holding a party without paying attention to health protocols in the Badung area and uploaded it to his Instagram account @sergey_kosenko on Monday, January 11, 2021," he said.

Jamaruli said that the party without health protocols had violated applicable laws and regulations, namely the Circular of the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 Number 02 of 2021 concerning International Travel Health Protocols in the 2019 Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic.

In this case, Sergei committed the violation as referred to in Article 75 paragraph (1) of Law Number 6 Year 2011 concerning Immigration.

For this reason, administrative measures are taken because they are carrying out dangerous activities and are reasonably suspected of endangering public security and order or not respecting or disobeying laws and regulations.

Kakanwil added that Sergei was also processed by the immigration authorities for misusing a visit visa for business purposes.

Talking about deportation, it's still hot about Kristen Gray, a citizen of the United States (US) Kristen Antoinette Gray. He tweeted @kristentooti inviting foreigners to move to Bali.

Kristen Gray wrote about her experience going to Bali after losing her job in 2019 with her boyfriend. At first, they only tried to stay for six months in Bali.

During their stay in Bali, they worked as graphic design freelancers. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic they were forced to stay longer in Bali.

The tweet then became a polemic when Kristen Gray said that the cost of living and living in Bali was relatively cheap. He said that the cost of renting a house on the Island of the Gods was only US $ 400 or around Rp.5.6 million when compared to when he lived in Los Angeles (LA), which had to pay US $ 1,300 (Rp.18.3 million) to rent an apartment.

Gray, who already feels happy and at home, also explained the many advantages of living in Bali, including safe, low cost of living, a luxurious lifestyle, LGBT-friendly, and a black community.

The problem is, Gray specifically tweeted that he had a special visa agent and admitted he had tricks on how to enter Indonesia during COVID-19. Even though currently, Indonesia is closing its doors to foreign citizens.