Police Income Of NTT Men's Identity Facilitation 13 Dark Immigrants From Iraq To Australia

Rote Ndao Police escorted a number of immigrants from Iraq who were stranded in the waters of Rote Ndao, NTT. (ANTARA/Ho-Polres Rote Ndao)

NTT - Rote Ndao Police have pocketed the identity of the alleged facilitator for the departure of 13 illegal immigrants from Iraq to Australia.

Rote Ndao Police Chief AKBP I Nyoman Putra Sandita said the alleged perpetrator was Hanafi Laduma, a resident of Papela Village, East Rote District, Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

"The person fled when the Rote Ndao Police team secured the dozens of Iraqi foreigners on South Rote Beach," he said, Friday, December 16, was confiscated by Antara.

Putra said the 13 immigrants had been stranded at the zero point of Indonesia's terlatan, or in the waters of Southwest Rote. They were previously refused entry to Australia for asylum.

His party then transported the immigrants to the Rote Ndao Police Headquarters. From the investigation, it was discovered that the person who facilitated the departure of dozens of foreign nationals (foreigners) from Iraq.

"The team is still investigating and looking for the person," he added.

Currently, he said, a team from the NTT Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) is already in Rote Ndao to record dozens of Iraqi foreigners who are children and adults.

Based on the chronology told by the crew members (ABK), it was discovered that on Saturday, December 10, the three crew members from Papela Rote Village met with three crew members from Sulawesi who were carrying immigrants. They then handed over the boats and immigrants to the crew from Papela.

After handing over the immigrants on Sunday, December 11, they went to Australia to escort the immigrants.

Then, Tuesday morning, December 12, the ship carrying the immigrants was arrested by the Australian waters police on Ahsmore Island, known as Pasir Island.

After being arrested, they were transferred to an Australian ship called Rushani to rest. The ship used to cross national borders has been secured and burned by Australian Customs (Customs).

Tuesday, at around 22.00 WITA, the crew members from Papela along with the immigrants were dispatched by the Australian authorities to return to Indonesian waters. From the results of the examination of the 13 foreigners, it was also found that they did not have immigration documents, either passports or VISA.