53 non-nationals deported in 11 months

53 non-nationals deported in 11 months

MEDAN, North Sumatra: A total of 53 overseas citizens have been deported from North Sumatra province over the past 11 months for failing to produce valid passport.

Three of the deportees were citizens of newly-independent East Timor. They were Angelene Pina Lopes, Filomena Moniz P Govenia and Ana Rosalina da Silva.

North Sumatra immigration office spokesman Rostanof said on Tuesday that the East Timorese citizens were deported as their passports had expired.

He emphasized that all foreigners who violated immigration laws would be dealt with through legal channels.

Among those deported were eight Chinese citizens and two Bangladeshis. --Antara