Bali Ministry Of Law And Human Rights Deports 103 Taiwanese Fraud Perpetrators Gradually

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DENPASAR - The Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) of Bali Province deported 103 Taiwanese involved in online fraud cases and violated residence permits.

"We are deporting gradually. Previously, five and then 11 more people were deported," said Head of the Bali Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office Pramella Yunidar Pasaribu, Monday, July 1.

The first wave of deportation of hundreds of Taiwanese was carried out on Friday (28/6) as many as five people and on Sunday (30/6) as many as 11 people or a total of only 16 people out of 103 foreigners.

It is estimated that comprehensive deportation will be carried out until all foreigners agree to buy a return ticket or assisted by representatives of the residents in Indonesia.

They were deported through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali to go directly to Taipei, Taiwan.

In addition to being expelled from Indonesian territory, he ensured that the 103 foreigners were also proposed to be on the deterrence list entering Indonesian territory.

Meanwhile, Daily Executive Head of Immigration Detention Center (Rudenim) Denpasar Gustaviano Napitupulu explained that they can be prevented from entering Indonesia for a maximum of six months and each time can be extended for a maximum of six months according to Article 102 of Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration.

In addition, a life-long deterrence decision can be given if it is deemed to disrupt public security and order.

"Further deterrence will be decided by the Directorate General of Immigration by looking at and considering all cases," he said.

Previously, as many as 103 Taiwanese citizens were arrested in an immigration intelligence operation with the joint apparatus on Wednesday (26/6) at a luxury villa in Marga District, Tabanan Regency.

They were then temporarily detained at the Denpasar Rudenim, waiting for the deportation process.

Director of Immigration Supervision and Enforcement of the Directorate General of Immigration, Saffar Muhammad Godam, admitted that his party did not find a criminal element in their arrest so that it could not be raised to the investigation stage.

"They carry out activities in Indonesia but the victims are in other countries so it is very difficult to fulfill the criminal element of things like this," he added.

He said online fraud targeting victims in Malaysia was a pattern of cross-border crime.

For this reason, his party imposed administrative action by deportation because it was confirmed that they had misused their residence permit.