Soetta Airport Immigration Affirms Minister Of Agriculture SYL Can't Get Special Treatment When Arriving In Indonesia

Minister Of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo At Soekarno Hatta Airport/PHOTO: M Jehan-VOI

TANGERANG - Immigration at Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Soetta) explained that the examination of the Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL) was in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Head of the Special Class I Immigration Office of TPI Soekarno-Hatta said there was no special treatment for Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

"There is no special treatment from the officers, all carry out the standard of inspection in accordance with the provisions properly," Tito said in his statement, Wednesday, October 4.

Tito explained that Syahrul Yasin Limpo was not included in the deconstruction or green-wanned zone when an examination was carried out by his party.

In the process, SYL underwent an immigration examination through the Indonesian citizen counter number 1 on Wednesday, October 4, at 18.41 WIB.

"At the time of the immigration examination, SYL's cekal status was NO HIT (green color which means non-sekal)," he said.

As previously reported, Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo finally arrived in Indonesia after his name was mentioned as a suspect by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD. Syahrul Yasin Limpo arrived at Soekarno0Hatta Airport at around 18.41 WIB

SYL then came out through the departure gate of Terminal III to escape journalists' monitoring. Upon arrival, Minister of Agriculture SYL wore a blue shirt wrapped in a black outer with white stripes. He appears to be accompanied by several people pushing the suitcase.

The Director General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkum HAM), Silmy Karim, confirmed that Syahrul Yasin Limpo had arrived in Indonesia.

It is known that Syahrul Yasin Limpo arrived using a Singapore Airlines plane on the SIN-CGK route with flight number SQ964.

"It's landed. It's been 18.41 WIB. It's already passed the immigration checkpoint," said Silmy via text message, Wednesday, October 4.