Detention Of Immigration Officer Suspects Of Tourist Extortion At Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport Suspended

Head of the Legal Information Section of the Bali High Prosecutor's Office Putu Agus Eka Sabana Putra. BETWEEN/Rolandus Nampu

The Bali High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) has granted a request for a suspension of detention of suspect HS for the alleged fast track illegal levy (Pungli) case at the International Terminal of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali.

Head of Bali Attorney General's Office, Putu Eka Sabana, explained that his party had previously detained the suspect based on Article 21 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code regarding concerns that the suspect would run away, destroy or destroy evidence and or repeat a criminal act.

"Investigators have carefully considered the letter of application for a suspension of detention signed by the Director General of Immigration on November 21, 2023 and the letter from the Head of the Class I Immigration Office of TPI Ngurah Rai which was submitted on the grounds of internal examination and evaluation," said Eka Sabana, Tuesday, November 28.

The Bali Prosecutor's Office appreciates the commitment of the Special Immigration Office Class I TPI Ngurah Rai to improve the system and management of immigration services to prevent a repeat of similar irregularities in the future.

The Prosecutor's Office is considering institutional guarantees that the suspect HS will not run away, destroy evidence and repeat the crime as requested for a suspension. Investigators counted on Monday (27/11) suspending the detention of suspect HS.

"The suspect HS is required to report himself to the Bali Prosecutor's Office investigators every Monday and Friday as well as other obligations determined by investigators. The suspension action does not stop the investigation process in this case," he said.

"Investigators have examined a number of witnesses and collected various evidences and it is hoped that in the near future there will be new developments that we can convey to the public," he said.

Previously, Immigration Ngurah Rai, Bali, proposed a suspension of HS detention, Head of Examination Section I of the Special Class I Immigration Office of TPI Ngurah Rai, Bali. HS is a suspect in the extortion of tourist fast track services at Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport.

"We have submitted a request for a suspension of the detention of suspect HS. We have submitted the letter directly to the Bali High Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday, November 22, 2023," said Head of the Special Class I Immigration Office of TPI Ngurah Rai, Suhendra, Monday, November 27.

"The request for a suspension of detention is submitted to provide an opportunity for us, in conducting internal examinations and evaluations, so that the results are expected to encourage the improvement of the system and management of immigration services to prevent a repeat of similar irregularities in the future," he explained.