JAKARTA - The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, Bali, deported a Belgian citizen with the initials SD to escape paying compensation for his behavior of damaging a rented motorcycle that he used to jump from a cliff.
"We ensure that there is no room for compromise for foreigners who violate the rules and try to avoid legal proceedings," said Head of the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office Bugie Kurniawan in Mangapura, Badung Regency, Bali, Friday, quoted by Antara.
The Belgian-born foreigner went viral on social media for performing a dangerous act by jumping off the cliff of one of the beaches in Ungasan Village, Badung Regency, Bali.
He jumped from a cliff with an estimated height of up to 100 meters and plunged into the sea, using a motorcycle.
Meanwhile, the rented motorcycle did not fall into the sea because it was tied to the cliff. However, the motorcycle was severely damaged by hitting the cliff.
The action was carried out around March 23-24, 2026 and was recorded by a friend from Austria and uploaded on the 31-year-old's personal social media until it went viral.
Bugie said that when the vehicle owner demanded compensation, SD refused it because he had no money.
The victim who was harmed then reported to Immigration and officers then called SD for clarification.
However, instead of being responsible, SD chose to want to escape to Malaysia by flying first to Sorong, Papua, then transit in Makassar, South Sulawesi to fly to Kuala Lumpur on March 30, 2026.
Immigration officers at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport, Makassar, then thwarted SD's departure and were flown back to Bali escorted by Makassar Immigration officers.
After being examined at the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, Badung Regency, SD finally paid compensation to the vehicle rental entrepreneur and was forcibly expelled back to his country.
He was deported through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport back to Belgium via Doha.
Bugie explained that the SD violated Article 75 paragraph 1 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration.
In addition to the deportation sanction, SD is also included in the blacklist so that they are not free to enter the territory of Indonesia within a certain period of time decided by the Directorate General of Immigration in Jakarta.
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