NTB Police Failed To Recruit 13 Non-Procedural PMI Candidates

Dirreskrimum Polda NTB Kombes Teddy Ristiawan/ANTARA

The Subunitary Team for Regional Tasks (Subsatgasda) for Enforcement of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO) of the West Nusa Tenggara Police thwarted the recruitment of 13 prospective Indonesian Migrant Workers (CPMI) non-procedurally.

Director of General Criminal Investigation (Dirreskrimum) of the NTB Police, Kombes Teddy Ristiawan, explained that his party thwarted the action thanks to a follow-up to a report by one of the victims who managed to escape from a shelter location in the Jakarta area.

"So, after three months in the shelter, it is not clear when to go abroad, the reporter and three other victims who do not have money for living expenses in Jakarta choose to return to Lombok and report to us," Teddy said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, June 12.

Dari laporan polisi pada 8 Juni 2023 tersebut, lanjut dia, Tim Subsatgasda TPPO Polda NTB melakukan penyelidikan hingga berhasil mengungkap peran dua tersangka berinisial SR dan HW.

"To the two suspects, we have detained them and the investigation process is currently underway," he said.

In this case, investigators named both of them as suspects by applying Article 10 and/or Article 11 in conjunction with Article 2 and/or Article 4 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Eradication of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO) and/or Article 81 in conjunction with Article 69 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PPMI).

In handling this law, continued Teddy, the police also carried out raids at shelter locations in Jakarta.

"When our team carried out the raid, 9 other victims (CPMI) were found who were being briefed by the suspect," he said.

He explained that the suspect SR, played the role of the head of a job training institution (LPK) named Lombok Jaya Internasional who recruited and promised victims to work abroad.

The company owned by the suspect SR is based in Praya, Central Lombok Regency and has been revealed to have been active since November 2022.

"During the recruitment process, the suspect SR managed to raise funds from the victims of Rp. 191 million," he said.

The funds from the victims were collected by the suspect using a mode of training and administrative management costs which are a requirement for working as PMI abroad.

Of each victim, it was revealed that he deposited money with suspect SR with a value of Rp. 14 million to Rp. 20 million.

Of the total funds collected, he continued, the suspect SR sent part of the funds to the suspect HW with a value of Rp. 28 million.

"For the suspect HW, his role seems to be as an agent that directs the victims to apply to the three P3MI (Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Company) in Jakarta," he said.

"So their LPK does not have a permit. For them to call it affiliated with the three P3MIs in Jakarta, of course we will conduct an examination later. Whether it is still a syndicate or the name of the company is only used by the two suspects," said Teddy.