Bareskrim Investigates Allegations of Indonesian Citizens Victims of Human Trafficking in Jeju

The Directorate of Crimes Against Women and Children and Human Trafficking (Dittipi PPA-PPO) of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) is investigating information regarding allegations that Indonesian citizens (WNI) have become victims of, or are involved in, human trafficking in Jeju Island, South Korea.

According to the Director of PPA-PPO, Brigadier General Nurul Azizah, the information was obtained via social media and subsequently followed up through coordination with the Indonesian National Police’s International Relations Division (DivHubinter) and relevant ministries.

“Regarding the news, the Directorate of PPA and PPO of Bareskrim has coordinated with the Polri International Relations Division and relevant ministries. Up to this point, we have not received any official reports,” Nurul confirmed in Jakarta on Sunday.

Nurul stated that since obtaining the information regarding the alleged human trafficking, her department has used it as a basis for discussion and has engaged in informal coordination with related parties.

She noted that, as of now, no official reports have been received by her office concerning the alleged trafficking of Indonesian citizens in Jeju.

“The standard procedure is for reports to come from P2MI or BP2MI, but so far we have not received an official report. However, we have followed up on this information,” Nurul said.

She added that if the social media user had indeed reported the incident to the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI), the information would have been forwarded. However, no formal notification or report regarding the social media post has been received to date.

“Illegal Indonesian citizens remain the responsibility of the state, but they must still report. We continue to coordinate; usually, P2MI receives the reports, or we share them with the Indonesian migrant protection desk. P2MI will then coordinate with the Korean authorities, which is where the process converges. Whether they report it or not will depend on the results of P2MI’s coordination with our representatives in Korea,” she explained.

An Instagram post circulating three days ago claimed that Indonesian citizens in Jeju reported suspected human trafficking, involving victims being sent by other Indonesian citizens residing in Jeju. The information originated from the account @Kioyyx_, which claims to be an Indonesian citizen living in Jeju as an immigrant. The account shared details regarding the suspected human trafficking case occurring in Seogwipo.