1 Chinese Foreigner Deported, Now Pekanbaru Immigration Detention Center Accommodates 888 People

The exposure to the deportation of Chinese foreigners with the initials WW was supervised by two officers from the Pekanbaru Rudenim. (Between)

RIAU - Head of the Riau Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office, Mhd. Jahari Sitepu, said the Pekanbaru Immigration Detention Center (Rudenim) had deported Chinese citizens who crossed the exit permit limit.

He said the Chinese foreigner had now been transferred to the Directorate General of Immigration in Jakarta, to undergo a 9-day quarantine period before being deported back to his country.

"The foreigner will be quarantined for 9 days before being deported to his country of origin. The quarantine is a requirement from China before entering their country. While in quarantine, the detainee will be under the supervision of the Directorate General of Immigration," he said in a written statement, Thursday, April 14.

He continued, the foreigner from the bamboo curtain country had previously dealt with the Siak Regency BNN because he tested positive for using drugs. Then the foreigner was rehabilitated. "Because he was rehabilitated, his EPO period had expired, so we had to deport him," he said.

The head of the Pekanbaru Rudenim Yanto Ardianto added that the Chinese foreigner who was deported had the initials WW and was 46 years old. He was transferred to Jakarta under close supervision by two Rudenim officers.

He said the detainees had departed from Pekanbaru SSK II International Airport using a Batik Air Airplane with flight code ID6851 on April 12, 2022 at 07.50 WIB to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta.

"The transfer went safely and smoothly. Now the person concerned is under the authority of the Directorate General of Immigration," he added.

With the transfer of 1 Chinese citizen, the number of detainees and refugees under the supervision of the Pekanbaru Rudenim to date is 888 people.

This number consists of refugees facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as many as 878 people, immigrators (perpetrators of immigration violations) facilitated by the Pekanbaru Rudenim as many as 9 people and 1 person independent refugees who were not facilitated by IOM.