Two Women from Morocco and Uzbekistan Selling Theirself Online, Arrested by West Jakarta Immigration

JAKARTA – Two foreign nationals (WNA) from different countries were arrested by West Jakarta Immigration officers. RZ (27) from Uzbekiztan and MBS (24) from Morocco. The two were arrested for engaging in online prostitution.

"We caught the two of them at a hotel in the Taman Sari area", said Director General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Silmy Karim, Antara, Friday, March 31.

The arrest began when officers received information about online prostitution practices involving foreigners in the West Jakarta area.

Based on this information, officers conducted an investigation and carried out an under cover buying operation.

After going through this process, officers finally arrested RZ at a hotel in the Taman Sari area, West Jakarta, on March 17.

Based on RZ's examination, it is known that the foreigner entered Indonesia using a "Visa On Arrival" on March 4, 2023 and received a Visit Stay Permit for 30 days.

RZ is known through pages (websites) that have been blocked. In the process of looking for clients, RZ admitted that he was assisted by a foreigner with the initial RA whose whereabouts are still being sought.

"He used to be charged a rate of 160 USD to 1,000 USD", he said.

A few days later, on March 28, 2023, officers again arrested a foreigner with the initials MBS at a hotel in the Taman Sari area, West Jakarta.

MBS also sells itself through an online site at a rate of 150 US dollars (USD) per hour. They admitted that they had only been practicing prostitution for the past two weeks.

According to Silmy, the two foreign nationals have been detained by immigration officers for further questioning.

Both of them allegedly violated Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration Article 122 letter a.

"Those concerned may be subject to immigration administration measures in the form of deportation or proceed to the criminal realm", he said.