17 PNG nationals deported from RI<\/p>\n
Netty Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua<\/p>\n
Seventeen nationals of Papua New Guinea (PNG), who were arrested
\nin Papua for entering Indonesia illegally, were deported after
\nauthorities found no evidence that their entry was intended to
\ndisrupt public order and security.<\/p>\n
\"They were deported on Jan. 24 by land and escorted to the
\nborder area (between Papua province, Indonesia, and PNG). It was
\ndetermined that they came into Indonesia only to hunt,\" Jayapura
\nPolice chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Totok Kasmiarto said on Monday.<\/p>\n
He said the Papua New Guineans claimed that part of the area
\nbordering the two countries was their traditional hunting ground.<\/p>\n
\"They had no intention other than to hunt, as they had done
\nfor generations,\" Totok said.<\/p>\n
The Papua New Guineans were apprehended by police on Jan. 22
\nat Skouw Mabo area in Muaratamai subdistrict, Jayapura, about 40
\nkilometers from the Indonesia-PNG border in Wutung.<\/p>\n
The police seized from them six firearms and traditional
\nweapons, which are still at Jayapura Police station.<\/p>\n
\"We will give them back through the PNG Consulate here,\" Totok
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The PNG Consulate in Jayapura had sent local police a letter
\nclarifying that the 17 had no intention of disrupting security in
\nIndonesian territory and that they were simply traditional
\nhunters.<\/p>\n
The Papua New Guineans were deported after the Jayapura
\nimmigration office gave their approval.<\/p>\n
\"Their documents were complete. They had cross-border papers,
\nbut forgot to report to the immigration post in Wutung, and as a
\nresult their papers were not stamped,\" Totok said.<\/p>\n
\"Technically, they violated immigration laws, and this is
\nenough to deport them. They are traditional people who don't know
\ntheir country's boundaries,\" Jayapura immigration officer Utju
\nSuchyar told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>",
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