169 aliens deported

169 aliens deported

PEKANBARU, Riau: The local government has deported 169
foreigners for violating immigration laws, an official said
yesterday.

Chief of the local office of the ministry of justice Zaiman
Nurmatias said that the aliens' offenses ranged from overstay and
criminal actions to serious illness.

Malaysians top the list with 97 violators, followed by
Filipinos 7 and Finish 4, he said.

He said that local immigration authorities have recorded at
least 8,800 illegal job seekers from Malaysia being deported
through Pekanbaru.

In Antara's report, he said the job seekers arrived at
different ports and it was impossible to record their actual
number. (pan)