ABK Falls Into The Sea Due To Torture, The Distributor Becomes Human Trafficking Suspect

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JAKARTA - The National Police arrested a suspect in the criminal act of trafficking in persons with the initials S in the Cileungsi area, West Java some time ago.

The suspect was arrested in the case of two crew members who jumped into the sea because he was tortured. The two Indonesian crew members, Reynalfi (22) and Andri Juniansyah (30), jumped from the fishing boat Fu Li Qing Yuan Yu 901 in the waters of Karimun Island, Riau Islands.

"The TIP suspect, S (44), has been arrested in the case of two crew members who went to sea," said the Director of General Crimes for Criminal Investigation of the National Police, Brigadier General Ferdy Sambo, quoted from the Indonesian Police Public Relations page, Friday, June 12.

Apart from arresting the suspect, the police confiscated several pieces of evidence, including KTP, the suspect's account book and the suspect's cellphone.

From the examination, the victims were lured to be employed as factory workers in South Korea and get a decent salary.

But in reality, the victims were exploited doing menial labor on the Chinese-flagged fishing vessels. These crew members also do not receive a salary while working on the ship.

Meanwhile, Head of the Public Information Bureau (Karo Penmas) of the National Police's Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Awi Setiyono, said that the victims had received treatment from officers. Now, they are still in severe shock and are undergoing counseling.

"The two victims of Indonesian crew members from NTB (West Nusa Tenggara) and Pematang Siantar are currently undergoing counseling," said Awi.