Bali Immigration Arrests Algerian Foreigners For Making Troubles, Eating At Warung Pays As Much As Your Heart

DOC Immigration Bali

DENPASAR - The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office in Badung Regency, Bali arrested a foreign national (WNA) from Algeria with the initials SAB because it often caused trouble to people in the Legian tourist area.

"We received a WhatsApp message from the public who reported that foreigners often cause trouble," said Ngurah Rai Immigration Chief Suhendra, Thursday, April 18.

The 38-year-old man often behaves arrogantly by disturbing the order at the restaurant, not even wanting to follow the prices according to the local market.

Residents then reported the SAB action via an official WhatsApp application-based message belonging to Immigration Ngurah Rai at 081236956667.

The immigration team then collected the information and checked the immigration data.

Furthermore, the Immigration Intelligence and Enforcement Officer (Inteljakim) arrested the perpetrator on Wednesday (17/4) and is currently being temporarily detained at the Immigration Detention Center (Detention) for further investigation.

After an examination, apart from causing trouble, SAB also apparently violated the residence permit in Bali.

Based on immigration data, SAB entered Indonesian territory through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on May 17, 2022, using a visit visa that expired on September 15, 2023 or nearly seven months exceeding the residence permit.

"We have tensions in the Ngurah Rai Immigration detention room while waiting for the deportation process," he said.

Sab committed immigration violations in accordance with Article 78 paragraph (3) of Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration. Apart from being deported, SAB is also proposed to be included in the list of deterrence for entering Indonesian territory.

In accordance with Article 102 of Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration, deterrence can be carried out for a maximum of six months and each time it can be extended for a maximum of six months.

In addition, life imprisonment can also be imposed on foreigners who are considered to be disturbing security and public order.

Based on data from the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in Bali, during 2023 340 foreigners were deported due to various problems ranging from violations of residence permits, exceeding residence permits to legal problems.

This number increased compared to 2022 which reached 188 foreigners who were deported.

Apart from message-based reporting, Immigration Ngurah Rai also has a reporting channel including via Facebook, X (twitter), Instagram with the same name, namely @imngurahrai.