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Bali deports 101 foreigners in four months
The largest number are Russian nationals with 27 people deported, followed by eight British nationals, seven Americans, seven Nigerians and six Australians.
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A view of the Sanur beach, in Bali, on April 30. (JP/Ni Komang Erviani)
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he Bali immigration authorities have deported a total of 101 foreigners from 31 countries in the last four months. The largest number are Russian nationals with 27 people deported, followed by eight British nationals, seven Americans, seven Nigerians and six Australians.
“Most overstayed their visa or abused the visa or stay permit,” Bali Law and Human Rights office chief Anggiat Napitupulu said on Thursday.
All the foreigners were deported in the period of Jan. 2 to April 30.
Anggiat also said there had been several foreigners deported for violating Balinese community norms. “In the Indonesian legal concept, customary law is still applied in the form of the norms. And in our criminal code, it is known as a living law,” Anggiat said.
He said the number of foreigners caught for violating the immigration law increased this year. Last year, Bali deported a total of 194 people.
More violations are made known to the authorities due to being circulated via social media this year. However, Anggiat emphasized the immigration authorities had not only been working based on viral social media contents.
