Three Indonesian Citizens In Egypt Deported For Student Fight Case Al Azhar After Tanding Futsal

Archives - Director of Protection for Indonesian Citizens and BHI Ministry of Foreign Affairs Judha Nugraha (ANTARA/Yashinta Difa)

Three Indonesian citizens (WNI) in Egypt were deported to their homeland for being involved in violence in a fight between fellow Indonesian students in Cairo in July 2023.

The three Indonesian citizens with the initials AM, AF, and MC are Indonesian students from Sulawesi who are currently undergoing studies at Al-Azhar University, Cairo.

"This is in accordance with the legal jurisdiction owned by the Egyptian authorities," said Director of Protection for Indonesian Citizens and Indonesian Legal Entities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Judha Nugraha, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, September 14.

The Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in Cairo last July reported that there had been acts of violence between a number of Indonesian students from two family ties in Egypt, namely the Walisongo Study Group from Central Java and the Sulawesi Family Harmony (KKS).

The violence came after the futsal Cordoba Cup tournament in the Gamaleya area, Cairo, Egypt.

The victim was a student from Kudus, Central Java who was attacked by a number of Indonesian students from Sulawesi who were members of the KKS association.

Meanwhile, the three Indonesian citizens who committed the violence were arrested by Egyptian authorities on August 27 before being deported. They arrived in Indonesia on September 3.

Judha said that since the beginning of the incident the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo had taken steps to protect and protect Indonesian citizens, including mediation between the warring parties and holding meetings with related family groups.

Judha emphasized that the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo did not side with any party and only carried out protective duties without taking over criminal and civil responsibility, which was carried out in accordance with local state law.

This case of violence often occurs in Egypt. This is of course a common concern to overcome the root of the problem so that we can break this chain of violence," he said.