Bareskrim Polri Will Hold Cases Of 20 Indonesian Citizens Victims Of TIP In Myanmar

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police will conduct a case of alleged criminal acts of trafficking in persons (TPPO) with victims of 20 Indonesian citizens (WNI). Hold a case to increase cases from the investigation stage to investigation.

"Currently we are still investigating and we plan to hold an investigation today," said the Director of General Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency Brigadier General Djuhandani Rahardjo Puro when confirmed, Monday, May 8.

If later the investigative team decides to increase the status of the case to the investigation stage, then the next step will be to determine the suspect.

Currently, Bareskrim has pocketed the identity of the alleged recruiter of the dozens of people.

"We have known his identity while we are still investigating," he said.

Previously, 20 citizens who were victims of criminal acts of trafficking in persons (TPPO) through online fraud were successfully released and taken out of Myawaddy, Myanmar, and in the process of repatriation.

The release effort, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement received on Sunday, May, was carried out through the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) Yangon in Myanmar and the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok in Thailand.

"For the cooperation between the Indonesian Embassy in Yangon and local networks that have access to the Myawaddy area - where the Indonesian citizens are being held captive, they can be released and taken to the Thai border," said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The twenty Indonesian citizens were brought to the border in two waves, namely on May 5, 2023 as many as 4 people, and May 6, 2023 as many as 16 people,

The Indonesian Embassy Protection Team in Bangkok will then take them to Bangkok to undergo the repatriation process.

The Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok is said to be coordinating with the Thai authorities for the repatriation permit of the victims to return to Indonesia.