13 Iranians deported for illegal exit attempt

A senior official said the Immigration Directorate General is in the process of deporting 13 Iranian illegal immigrants who attempted to leave Indonesia without going through immigration.

“They were trying to avoid immigration on their way out,” Immigration directorate-general spokesman Maryoto Sumadi told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.

Five people were deported on Wednesday and the remainder were expected to leave on Thursday afternoon, according to Maryoto.

“We are going to send them right back home,” he said.

Thirty-seven illegal immigrants en route to Australia were detained off of Cipatujah in Tasikmalaya, West Java, several weeks ago.