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Dozens of suspected Chinese illegal workers arrested in West Kalimantan
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Arrested: West Kalimantan Water Police Unit (Polair) personnel arrest dozens of Chinese citizens suspected to work illegally in Indonesia during an operation on Oct.2. (Courtesy of the West Kalimantan Police/File)
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joint team comprising personnel of the West Kalimantan water police unit (Polair) and other security units has taken into custody 46 Chinese citizens suspected to have worked in a factory construction project the province without proper work permits.
They were found when the police personnel conducted a patrol on waters of Kapuas River in Wajok village, Siantan district, Mempawah regency, on Monday.
The police said cement maker PT CONCH was building a factory in the area and it was suspected the Chinese citizens had worked illegally in the company. Their inability to speak Indonesian language had roused police suspicions.
West Kalimantan Police spokesperson Adj.Sr.Comr. Cucu Safiudin said after a string of interrogation, the police handed over the 46 Chinese citizens to the Immigration Office of the Law and Human Rights Ministry (Kemenkumham) West Kalimantan at around 10 p.m. local time on Monday.
“It turned out that only five out of the 46 Chinese citizens had complete Immigration documents. They have been released,” said Cucu.
He further explained Immigration officers found in their investigation that 36 out of the remaining 41 Chinese citizens had valid stay permits and documents; however, they possessed only visit visas that could not be used to work in Indonesia.
“The three others have stay permits and work permits as well but their work location is in Batam, not Kalimantan,” said Cucu, adding the passports of the remaining two Chinese citizens were still in a renewal process in Jakarta. (dra/ebf)
