Jakarta – The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) Polda Metro Jaya uncovered a case of alleged criminal acts of trafficking in persons (TPPO) to Saudi Arabia. As many as 22 victims were found last Wednesday, (7/6). They were placed in the Kebon Jeruk area, West Jakarta and Cijantung, East Jakarta.
Direskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Pol Auliansyah Lubis said, the victims were lured by the perpetrators with jobs as cleaners in Saudi Arabia.
“On the passports of the 22 victims or prospective migrant workers, they were lured to work as cleaning services in Saudi Arabia. But in fact, from the visa evidence that we found at the TKP or the visas of the prospective workers, it was a visa for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia with a validity period of 90 days. and not a visa to work in Saudi Arabia,” explained Kombes Pol Auliansyah during a press conference at the Metro Jaya Police Headquarters, Thursday, (8/9) yesterday.
Auliansyah said that his party first secured 15 prospective migrant workers who were placed in houses in the Kebon Jeruk area, West Jakarta. They were ready to depart for Arab lands last Wednesday, (7/6).
After the development was carried out, seven more people were found who were being accommodated in the Cijantung area, East Jakarta on Thursday (8/6). At this location also found a number of evidence in the form of visas and passports.
“The visa evidence that we found at the TKP or the visas of the prospective workers is the same, a visa for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia with a validity period of 90 days. Not a visa to work in Saudi Arabia. So overall we have secured 22 victims from the two crime scenes,” said officer jasmine three graduates of the 1994 Panaluan Police Academy Single Battalion.
He continued, the victims would depart for Saudi Arabia using airplanes with different routes. This was concluded from the evidence in the form of airplane tickets that had been prepared.
“We also secured Lion Air flight tickets with the Surabaya-Singapore flight route. In addition to Lion Air flight tickets, we also secured Sri Lanka flight tickets with the Singapore-Sri Lanka flight route then Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,” he explained.
Auliansyah also said that in this case two suspects were arrested. They are husband and wife (couple). Both were charged with multiple articles, namely Article 10 of Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Crime of Trafficking in Persons and/or Article 81 in conjunction with Article 69 of Law Number 18 of 2017 concerning Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers and/or Article 53 Paragraph (1) of the Indonesian Constitution Criminal Law Act. The maximum penalty is 15 years in prison and a maximum fine of IDR5 billion. Bembo
