460 foreigners deported for violating immigration law<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The rising trend in deportations from Indonesia
\nhas continued as the Directorate General for Immigration expelled
\n460 foreigners of 50 different nationalities this year.<\/p>\n
Zaiman Nurmatias, director of immigration supervision and
\ncontrol, said this year's number continued the upward trend which
\nhe expects to carry on next year.<\/p>\n
Without breaking down the specific details, Zaiman said the
\nlargest numbers deported were from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the
\nNetherlands, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea, Saudi
\nArabia, Thailand and the United States.<\/p>\n
All those deported were found to have violated Immigration Law
\nNo. 9\/1992.<\/p>\n
\"They were deported for a number of reasons, among them for
\noverstaying, abusing their stay permits or not having any
\ndocuments at all. But most were sent home for overstaying,\"
\nZaiman remarked Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The number of deportees has continued to rise in the last
\nthree years. In 1996 316 people were deported, while last year
\nthere were 440.<\/p>\n
\"I think that next year there will be even more immigration
\nviolations. As a reflection of globalization the offenses have
\nbecome more sophisticated, such as in the use of phony visas,\"
\nZaiman said.<\/p>\n
He admits that for his office it is more practical to deport
\nimmigration violators than taking them to court.<\/p>\n
\"It's more effective and a lot faster,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless Zaiman said that not all countries were as
\ncooperative in dealing with immigration offenders who do not have
\nsufficient funds or a ticket out of the country.<\/p>\n
He noted that many countries would not be willing to send
\ntheir own nationals home.<\/p>\n
\"While awaiting deportation those foreigners are put into
\nquarantine. At the moment we have 504 foreigners still in
\nquarantine waiting to be sent home,\" he explained. (mds)<\/p>",
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