Norwegian Citizen Deported For Climbing Mount Agung Without A Guide

Mount Agung Karangasem Bali/ILLUSTRATION OF DOC BETWEEN

KARANGASEM - Class II Immigration Officer TPI Singaraja deported a Norwegian man with the initials BG (41) for committing a violation, namely climbing Mount Agung in Karangasem Regency, Bali, without a guide.

Head of the Class II Immigration Office of TPI Singaraja, Hendra Setiawan, said BG violated climbing regulations on Mount Agung and he was secured by Singaraja Immigration Enforcement officers based on reports from local authorities.

"As soon as the report was received, we immediately dispatched a team to the location and secured the foreigner concerned for further examination at the office," said Hendra Setiawan Monday, February 24.

BG was deported on Thursday (20/2) via Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, and boarded the Air Asia X Berhad flight flight number D7799 to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The deportation process was accompanied by the Singaraja Immigration Enforcement team.

"The person concerned is subject to immigration administrative action in the form of deportation and deterrence," he added.

Based on the examination, it is known that BG entered Indonesia on February 2, 2025, via I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.

He is a visit visa holder on arrival (VOA) valid until March 3, 2025.

Hendra said that the climbing manager of Mount Agung had advised BG not to climb without being accompanied by a guide.

This is in accordance with the Circular of the Forestry and Environment Service Number B.24,500.4.1/95/UPTD.KPHBT/DKLH 2025 concerning the Risk Prevention of Climbing to Mount Agung in Extreme Weather Conditions. In this circular, climbers who will climb Mount Agung should be accompanied by local guides.

"However, BG tricked local officials. The person concerned even documented a ban banner, but still ignored it," he explained.

Since the issuance of a circular letter from the Department of Forestry and Environment, a billboard has been installed in an appeal in the Mount Agung Climbing Area.

This appeal must be obeyed and obeyed by climbers who want to climb. This is a preventive measure to anticipate things that are not desirable due to climbing without a guide," he said.

"Deportation and deterrence against foreigners who do not comply with the laws and regulations in force in Indonesia is a tangible manifestation of Singaraja Immigration's commitment to immigration law enforcement," he said.