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Malaysian detained for immigration violation
A Malaysian man has been detained at the Surakarta Immigration Detention Center in Central Java for allegedly living in Indonesia illegally.
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An immigration officer shows passports confiscated during a foreigner surveillance operation at the West Jakarta Immigration Office in this file photo. (JP/Seto Wardhana.)
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Malaysian identified as Avtar Singh Teja Singh has been detained at the Surakarta Immigration Detention Center in Central Java for allegedly living in Indonesia illegally.
Surakarta Immigration Office officials are questioning the man, who is married to a local woman named Tri Hastutiningsih, regarding his immigration status.
"Avtar arrived at Adisumarmo airport [Surakarta] on Sept. 25, 2010. He had a visa that enabled him to stay in the country for up to 60 days. He, however, did not renew the visa," said the head of the immigration division at Central Java Law and Human Rights Agency, M Diah, in Semarang on Tuesday.
Singh’s passport was issued in Perlak, Malaysia, on June 2, 2010 and expired on June 2, 2015. "We are investigating his stay in Indonesia and whether he committed any crimes," said Diah.
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The case was revealed when Singh’s wife went to the Surakarta Immigration Office to inquire how to renew his visa. Officials found that Singh was reportedly an illegal alien and detained him.
Singh has two children with Tri. Their marriage is registered at the Religious Affairs Office. He and his family live in Mireng, Klaten regency.
In 2016, Diah added, the Central Java Immigration Office deported 117 foreigners from various countries for immigration violations. So far this year, 53 foreigners have been detained for immigration violations.
