Free From Kerobokan Prison, Egyptian And Nigerian Citizens Who Pocket Fake Passports Deported From Bali

Immigration included foreigners from Egypt and Nigeria in the final list after using fake passports in Denpasar, Bali, Saturday (7/10/2023) ANTARA/HO-Imigration Ngurah Rai Bali

DENPASAR - The Immigration Office of Ngurah Rai, Bali included a foreign national (WNA) from Egypt and Nigeria respectively on the final list of Indonesian territory after both were proven to be using fake passports.

"We put it on the checking list of the two foreigners after carrying out the projustitia process," said Head of the Ngurah Immigration Office, Rai Suhendra in Denpasar, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, October 7.

The two foreigners, with the initials MSH from Egypt who entered Indonesia using fake passports from the United States and YBI from Nigeria who used Canadian fake passports.

MSH and YBI have been sentenced to four months in prison at the Class II-A Kerobokan Penitentiary, Badung, Bali, which was charged with Article 119 paragraph 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration.

The two were then deported back to their respective countries via I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali to Doha, Qatar.

Based on Ngurah Rai Immigration traffic data, MSH entered Bali for transit to continue its final destination to Sydney, Australia on May 16, 2023 via the Kuala Lumpura-Singapore-Denpasar route.

Immigration Officer Ngurah Rai at that time had detected MSH using a fake passport, but the perpetrator was allowed to enter Indonesia to track down other networks.

Meanwhile, YBI arrived in Bali on May 6, 2023 and was allowed to enter Indonesia after passing the Immigration examination.

MSH and YBI were later arrested at Ngurah Rai Airport when MSH was about to leave for Sydney and YBI for New Zealand on May 17, 2023.

Based on MSH's confession, he received a fake passport from someone in Egypt, while YBI received a fake passport in Saudi Arabia, so that it can easily enter a third country using a passport, not based on his citizenship.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Immigration Division of the Bali Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office, Baron Ichsan, added that Immigration officers at Ngurah Rai Airport have been trained to detect fake passports.

"Barron reminded Indonesian citizens and foreigners not to try to use fake passports to enter or leave Indonesian territory. If this is violated, then we will take firm action," he added.

Based on records from the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Bali Province, as many as 236 foreigners have been deported during January-September 2023.

There are also the top five problematic foreigners, namely from Russia as many as 63 people, the United States (16), England (15), Australia (13) and China as many as nine people.

Meanwhile, in 2022, 188 foreigners were deported from Bali.

Naughty foreigners who are subject to sanctions include abusing residence permits, bypassing residence permits, criminal acts to violating the norms and laws in force in Indonesia.