Medan City Government: 8 Bangladeshi Foreigners Pocket Unregistered NTT ID Cards

A number of Bangladeshi foreigners were arrested by the police and Atambua Immigration Office in Belu Regency, NTT. (ANTARA/Ho-Humas Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights NTT)

The Population and Civil Registry Office of the Medan City Government, North Sumatra, has confirmed that eight foreign nationals (foreigners) Bangladesh have had their electronic ID cards in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province not registered.

"In addition, the population identification number or NIK listed on the unregistered ID card is not the NIK of Medan City," said Head of the Medan City Population and Civil Registry Office, Maj. Siregar, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 20.

His Majesty said that his party found the fact that the falsification of the eighth Bangladeshi national ID card was after conducting an internal examination.

The Belu Police, East Nusa Tenggara, have arrested eight Bangladeshi foreign nationals in Belu Regency, NTT, Sunday (10/12).

When examined, the eight residents could not show their original passports, but pocketed the electronic ID cards of three districts/cities in NTT, namely Belu, Sikka, and Kupang which were managed by someone in Medan City, North Sumatra, costing IDR 300 thousand per person.

"From the photo of the eight Bangladeshi electronic ID cards, after we carried out an internal verification, it was discovered that the KTP was not registered," he explained.

In addition, he continued, the verification results also show that the NIK listed on the electronic ID card of the Bangladeshi foreigner is not the NIK of Medan City.

"The process of making an unregistered electronic ID card was not carried out at the Medan City Population and Civil Registry Office," said the king.

Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution last week stated that he would take firm action against the Medan City Government officials if they were proven to be involved in providing convenience for foreign nationals to get an electronic ID card.

"I have conveyed it at the last inauguration, one of which was to Disdukcapil and yesterday from the sub-district and sub-district, please for personal data, especially Medan ID cards, don't play games," he said.

Bobby emphasized that his party would impose severe sanctions if it was proven that the Medan City Government officials were involved in making electronic ID cards illegally.

"Today, many people want to make Medan ID cards only for treatment, falsification of data so they can work abroad. Anyone involved in the Medan City Government is given a severe punishment," he said.