Indians questioned over work permits<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Immigration has
\nquestioned eight employees of PT Tripar Multivision Plus (PT
\nTMP), who are all Indian nationals, for allegedly violating
\nimmigration procedures.<\/p>\n
The director of the immigration supervision department, Zaiman
\nNurmatias, said in a press release sent to The Jakarta Post
\nyesterday that the eight are identified as Sharad Sharan, Zala
\nMukesh Vadandigh, Haresh Laxman Sawant, Nemichand Bhagwansa Gore,
\nSuresh Somappa, Sanjaj Sanatan Prasad, Vasant Ramjibhai Patel and
\nRajesh Kumar Rahi.<\/p>\n
\"They were questioned yesterday during the shooting of a TV
\ndrama called Janjiku at the Cipinang Raya housing complex in East
\nJakarta,\" Zaiman said.<\/p>\n
The questioning by the immigration office followed a report
\nfrom a newspaper reporter who told immigration officers that he
\nand several fellow journalists were barred from covering the
\nshooting of the drama. He said they were also not allowed to take
\npictures.<\/p>\n
A team from the immigration office was then sent to the
\nlocation. The team monitored the location for about four hours.<\/p>\n
Zaiman said when the immigration officials arrived at the
\nscene, the drama crew were waiting for the arrival of popular
\nlocal drama starlet Paramita Rusadi. After Paramita arrived, the
\nimmigration officials entered one of the houses at the location
\nfor the shooting of the drama and immediately asked the eight
\nIndian men to show their travel documents.<\/p>\n
\"It turned out that none of them could show their legal travel
\ndocuments,\" Zaiman said.<\/p>\n
Following intensive questioning at the head office of the
\ndirectorate general of immigration, Zaiman said that the eight
\nIndians entered Indonesia through Soekarno-Hatta airport by using
\nthe Multiple Business Visa facility issued by the Indonesian
\nembassy in Bombay.<\/p>\n
They were given working permits by the Ministry of Manpower on
\nSept. 12. However, in their application letters for visas and in
\na written statement signed by Raam Jethmal Punjabi, an Indian
\nimmigration official, it was implicitly stated that their
\nintention for coming to Indonesia was merely for business and not
\nto seek jobs.<\/p>\n
\"Therefore, they have violated the immigration procedures
\nbecause in their visas, it is clearly stated that they are not
\nallowed to work in Indonesia,\" Zaiman said, adding that the
\nIndians might be deported immediately. \" But we need to consult
\nthe Ministry of Manpower first.\"<\/p>\n
PT TMP produces the Janjiku drama in cooperation with Tash
\nNetwork Ltd. based in Bombay, India. The leading stars in the
\ndrama are Paramita Rusadi and Reynold Subekti. The drama also
\nfeatures several other Indonesian actors and artists, including
\nAnwar Fuadi, Ully Artha and AB Fauzi.<\/p>\n
According to a crew member, the drama will have 30 episodes.<\/p>\n
On Sept. 10, the immigration office arrested six foreigners
\nwho failed to show legal travel documents.<\/p>\n
The foreigners, all in their 20s, are from Morocco and
\nAlgeria.<\/p>\n
Ten days later, the Tangerang office of the Ministry of
\nManpower deported three foreigners for working without the
\nnecessary permits.<\/p>\n
Two of the three deported foreigners were Japanese nationals
\nwho worked at a garment factory in Mauk district, Tangerang.
\n(bas)<\/p>",
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