Foreigners nabbed for visa violations<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Three Uzbekhs and three Chinese were arrested on
\nWednesday for visa offenses, said an immigration official.<\/p>\n
The three Uzbekhs were identified as Sattarova Dina, 23, Tsoy
\nAndzhela, 19, and Gushel Yuliya, 23, while the three Chinese were
\nidentified as Cai Ying, 25, Fang Haihua, 23, and Bing Lijuan, 32.<\/p>\n
Ade E. Dahlan, spokesman for the Directorate General of
\nImmigration at the Ministry of Justice and Himan Rights, said
\nhere on Friday that the six foreigners were detained for misusing
\ntheir tourist visas to work in the country.<\/p>\n
The Uzbekhs entered Jakarta on Sept. 17 on tourist visas
\nissued by the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok, while the Chinese
\narrived here on Aug. 7 on tourist visas issued by the Indonesian
\nEmbassy in Beijing.<\/p>\n
They were arrested during a raid on Wednesday evening by the
\nimmigration directorate on the Diamond nightclub on Jl. Gajah
\nMada in Central Jakarta, where the foreigners were working.<\/p>\n
Ade said the foreigners told authorities they came to
\nIndonesia on a sponsorship from agents in their countries of
\norigin, with the promise that they would be given good jobs.
\nHowever, they eventually ended up working in nightspots.<\/p>\n
Visa violations are punishable by a maximum sentence of five
\nyears in jail, a maximum fine of Rp 25 million (US$2,941) and
\ndeportation. --JP<\/p>",
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