Bali Deputy Governor Cok Ace Controlling Foreign Tourists Who Seize Local Businesses

Bali Deputy Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati (Cok Ace)/ANTARA/Dewa Ketut Sudiarta Wiguna

DENPASAR - Deputy Governor of Bali Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati focuses on controlling groups of foreign tourists from certain countries who seize local people's business land.

"We don't accept this," said the Deputy Governor of Bali, who is familiarly called Cok Ace, Friday, March 24.

According to him, the actions of a few foreign tourists are considered to have disturbed the local community because they opened an illegal business.

The Deputy Governor of Bali said that a number of businesses they have made include renting motorbikes, spas and practicing motorbike riding.

The action of a group of foreign tourists was violating business permits and violating residence permits.

Cok Ace explained that currently there was a shift from previous foreign tourists forming a separate village community and providing benefits to the surrounding community.

There is also one of the tourist areas in Bali where there are many foreign tourist communities, namely in Ubud, Gianyar Regency.

"We are happy that Ubud is called an international village, a tourist village. At that time tourists really provided welfare benefits to the community and recently groups of tourists developed, I would not say all (countries) but instead took over our brother's land," he said.

Not only disturbing the local community, but a handful of foreign tourists also disturb the comfort of other tourists.

Cok Ace said the findings of violations committed by certain tourists included traffic violations and reckless driving of motorized vehicles.

Apart from that, it violates ethics and norms and creates conflicts with police officers and conflicts with fellow tourists

There were also, he continued, foreign tourists who abused their stay permits and exceeded their stay.

Some time ago, the Provincial Government of Bali held a coordination meeting with cross-sectors including the Bali Police, Immigration, the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Satpol PP, Pecalang, or traditional security officers to other relevant agencies.

As a result, the agency agreed to form a task force that focuses on controlling tourists who disturb order.

In addition to business violations, he said, residence permit issues and traffic violations are areas that the task force is monitoring.

However, not all areas are covered by the task force, but the plan is to prioritize tourism areas including Nusa Penida, Ubud, Sanur to Kuta.

There is also the purpose of controlling it, added Cok Ace, as a coaching effort, law enforcement to deportation.