The Directorate of General Investigation and Crime of the North Kalimantan Police arrested two suspects in the Crime of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO), namely the initials I and A.

"Suspect I used the mode to benefit from the illegal CPMI (Indonesian Migrant Workers Candidate) with a wage of Rp. 100,000 per person and indoctrilled the illegal CPMI to claim to be a resident of Liang Bunyu Village if there was an officer examination," said Kaltara Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 30.

Suspect A uses the mode of promising work to CPMI in oil palm plantations located in Malaysia with a salary of 1,300 Ringgit Malaysia and coordinating financing related to the departure of the illegal CPMI from Pinrang Regency to Tawau, Malaysia.

The confiscated evidence was in the form of a car, two mobile phones and three Pare-pare - Nunukan ship tickets.

The suspect is subject to Article 10 in conjunction with Article 4 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Crime of Trafficking in Persons and/or Article 81 in conjunction with Article 69 in conjunction with Article 83 in conjunction with Article 68 in conjunction with Article 5 Letter B to Letter E of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers in conjunction with Article 53 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1.

Meanwhile, the Director of Criminal Investigation at the North Kalimantan Police, Kombes Pol. Taufik Herdiansyah Zeinardi, on this occasion emphasized that the TIP Task Force in addition to taking firm action against this crime also carried out preventive and pre-emptive actions.

"Of course, the TIP Task Force is not only taking law enforcement actions, but we also have a Sub Task Force that is in charge of preventive and pre-emptive fields," he said.

The Kaltara Regional Police during the January-August 2023 period handled 20 cases of TIP with 20 suspects, six wanted lists (DPO) and 90 victims.


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