99 foreigners and 10,750 locals netted in ID raid
99 foreigners and 10,750 locals netted in ID raid
JAKARTA (JP): The City Population Agency netted 10,750 locals
and 99 foreigners for failing to carry valid identification cards
(KTP) and travel documents during a month-long operation which
began in mid-February, an official said on Friday.
Agency head Sjahrin Lumbantoruan said in a written statement
that during the operation, his personnel also revoked KTPs issued
by Jakarta authorities to more than 3,200 people who reside in
neighboring West Java.
"Of the 10,750 residents netted in the operation, 1,378 of
them had to be further processed," Sjahrin said, adding that
these people had violated City Bylaw No. 1/1996 on the
registration of residents.
The city collected some Rp 9.2 million (US$1,240) in fines
from the trial of these people, he said.
The operation was meant to enforce the 1996 bylaw, which
stipulates that residents must posses valid identity cards once
they reach the age of 17. Those caught without an identity card
face a maximum penalty of three months in prison or a Rp 50,000
($7) fine.
The bylaw also stipulates that migrants must apply for a
temporary ID card (KIPEM) for administrative purposes.
The other aim of the operation, to catch residents who possess
Jakarta KTPs but reside outside of the capital, resulted in the
revocation of 3,197 Jakarta ID cards held by residents living in
Bekasi, 93 IDs held by residents living in Bogor and a number of
Jakarta ID cards held by people residing in Tangerang, Sjahrin
said.
"In cooperation with other agencies in the so-called Foreigner
Supervision Coordination Team, the agency also netted 99
foreigners who didn't have valid documents," Djasrin added.
The netted foreigners included 14 Guineans, nine Malians, nine
Nigerians, 10 Koreans, five Filipinos, five Sri Lankans, four
Americans and four British.
The others were from Cameroon, Gambia, India, Malawi, Taiwan,
Angola, Australia, China, Congo, Germany, Maliana, Senegal,
Zaire, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Kenya, the Netherlands, Somali and
Switzerland.
"We quarantined 11 foreigners because they couldn't show any
valid documents and had violated immigration regulations,"
Djasrin said. (nvn)