Free From Prison After Getting Remission, Dutch Caucasian Immediately Deported From Ambon

Head of the Immigration Office Class I Ambon Armand. (ANTARA/John Soplanit)

AMBON - The Class I Immigration Office in Ambon, Maluku, is in the process of repatriating a Dutch foreigner (WNA) who has just been released from prison after receiving a remission of the Indonesian Independence Day commemoration.

"We will try in the near future that the person concerned can be returned to his country of origin," said Head of the Class I Immigration Office Ambon Armand, after attending a commemoration ceremony for the anniversary of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, in Ambon, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 19.

Foreigners on behalf of George David Fransiscus Makatita received remission or a reduction in their sentence (RU-II) and were immediately released on the celebration of the 77th Indonesian Independence Day on August 17, 2022.

After receiving the immediate remission, he continued, George David was immediately handed over by the Ambon State Detention Center to Ambon Immigration for the repatriation process to the Netherlands.

"We have contacted the Dutch Embassy to be ready to repatriate or deport in the near future," he said.

Head of the Ambon Class I Detention Center, Jose Quelo, said that the Dutch foreigner had already served a one year and six month sentence for being embarrassed by the crime of falsifying data in documents.

"Yesterday, the person concerned received a general remission of the 77th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia for two months, while initially he received a special remission on December 25, 2021 for 15 days, so the total remission obtained was two months and 15 days," he said.

Thus, after receiving a free remission, it is immediately submitted to the Ambon Immigration Office which has the authority to process repatriation to the country of origin.