As Of August 23, The National Police's TIP Task Force Saves 2,536 People

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JAKARTA - The National Police's Trade Pinda Action Task Force (TPPO) received 788 police reports (LP) from all parts of Indonesia as of August 23. From that report, 958 people were named as suspects. "The number of suspects in the TIP case was 958 people until yesterday," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, to reporters quoted on Friday, August 25. Then, from a series of disclosures at the Bareskrim and Polda levels, more than two thousand Indonesians could be saved from the TIP network. The majority of them are deceived by the lure of a large salary as Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI). "Until now, the number of victims of TIP who have been rescued is 2,536 people," said Ramadhan Previously, Ramadhan had emphasized that the TIP Task Force would continue to take action against perpetrators of trafficking in persons. This is because the National Police Chief has committed to eradicating criminal acts that harm the community and the country.

"To take action and prevent criminal acts of trafficking in persons firmly," said Ramadhan.