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Blitar immigration nabs Bangladeshi for falsifying data
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Busted: Bangladeshi national MilonHossain (in orange vest), the suspect of an immigration fraud case, listens to the charges against him during a virtual trial hearing at the Blitar District Court in Blitar, East Java. (Credit: Blitar Immigration Office)
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he regional immigration office of Blitar, East Java, has arrested a Bangladeshi man for falsifying information in applying for an Indonesian passport.
MilonHossain, 42, was arrested on Feb. 12 for allegedly attempting to deceive immigration officials in the hope of obtaining an Indonesian passport.
The head of the Blitar Immigration Office, AndikaPanduKurniawan, said that the suspect had deliberately used the name Muhammad Main Uddin to falsify the identity documents required to apply for an Indonesian passport, including his Identity Card (KTP), Family Card (KK) and Marriage Certificate.
Immigration officers grew suspicious of the authenticity of the documents after they met Hossain during the interview stage of the application process.
The interviewer suspected that Hossain was not Indonesian because he did not speak fluent Indonesian.
"During the interview, our officer noticed something strange about [Hossain’s] accent. It sounded like a Malay dialect or like [the accent] of people in Malaysia or Singapore. The suspect was [reinterviewed] and grilled further," said Pandu.
The subsequent examination revealed that Hossain had married an Indonesian woman in Blitar and had visited Indonesia several times to see his wife.
“As a foreigner [who] falsified his personal data to apply for an Indonesian passport, the suspect is liable to five years in prison and a fine of Rp 500 million (US$33,979)," said Pandu.
The suspect has been charged with violating Article 126(c) of Law No. 6/2011 on immigration for deliberately providing invalid or incorrect information in applying for an Indonesia passport and is in detention at the Blitar District Prosecutor's Office.
