JAKARTA - A foreign tourist from Nigeria named Ikechukwu Christiantus Nwokenta was deported from Bali for immigration violations in the form of overstaying.

"Denpasar Immigration deported a foreigner from Nigeria named Ikechukwu Christiantus Nwokenta for violating Article 78 paragraph (3) of Law No. 6 of 2011 on Immigration, namely overstay," said the Head of the Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights for the Bali region, Jamaruli Manihuruk in Denpasar, Bali, reported by Antara, Sunday, March 21.

He said that foreign tourists had come to Indonesia since September 22 2018 and have been in Bali until now. After obtaining a report that his residence permit exceeds the specified time limit, the officer in question was arrested by the Class I Immigration Office Denpasar Officers, then handed over to the Denpasar Immigration Detention Center.

"The person concerned was handed over on January 8, 2021 to facilitate the deportation process," he said.

In addition, these foreigners are also included in the block list (prevent and deter) at the Directorate General of Immigration.

The deportation process uses Citilink Airline QG 681 at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali to Soekarno Hatta International Airport (CGK). Then it was continued using the Ethiopian Airlines ET 629 and ET 901 from Jakarta (CGK) then Addis Ababa (ADD) and headed for Lagos (LOS). Boarding time on ET 629 is 16.10 WIB through Gate A2.

Earlier on Friday (19/3) a foreign national from Russia named Ekaterina Trubkina was also deported, after being involved in the case of the escape of a Russian Interpol fugitive.

Ekaterina Trubkina was deported after being found to have helped a Russian Interpol fugitive named Andrew Ayer alias Andrei Kovalenka escape while undergoing an examination at the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office on Thursday (11/2) at 13:20 WITA.


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