Foreign nationals were also targeted in traffic enforcement during\nOperation Patuh Agung 2026. Denpasar Police\u2019s Traffic Unit stopped five\nforeigners who were found riding without helmets meeting Indonesian\nNational Standard (SNI) requirements.<\/p>\n
The five were stopped during an operation held at the junction of\nSunset Road and Imam Bonjol on Thursday (29 October 2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cDenpasar Police Traffic Unit officers issued warnings and took\naction over obvious traffic violations by foreign tourists,\u201d said\nDenpasar Police Traffic Unit chief Commissioner Mohammada Bhayangkara\nPutra Sejati on Friday (30 October).<\/p>\n
The five comprised two Italian nationals, Giulio and Emilio\nGeovarini; a Chinese national, Liu Sauchen; a Polish national, Alexy\nPawel; and Muhamad Usman Azis.<\/p>\n
They were cited and given guidance to prevent them from repeating the\nsame violations. The action was also intended to reduce the risk of\nfatal road accidents, in line with the aims of Operation Patuh\nAgung.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were all found riding in a busy traffic corridor without\nSNI-compliant helmets,\u201d Bhayangkara said.<\/p>\n
The action against the foreign nationals demonstrates that traffic\nenforcement does not distinguish between offenders based on nationality.\nPolice had previously stressed that all road users would face\nenforcement for violations, whether local residents or foreign\nnationals.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the Director [of Traffic at the Bali Regional Police] said\nyesterday, there is no distinction between local people and foreign\nnationals. Everyone is equal before the law,\u201d said Bali Regional Police\nTraffic Directorate enforcement deputy chief Commissioner Ni Wayan Yanti\nSusanti.<\/p>\n
Operation Patuh Agung 2026 is being conducted across Bali for 14\ndays, through Sunday, 18 November.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/five-foreign-nationals-caught-in-sunset-road-traffic-operation-1793339434", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }