Briton examined for illegal entry

JAKARTA (JP): The immigration directorate general is questioning a Briton for illegally entering Indonesia after being deported last year, an official said Tuesday.

Zaiman Nurmatias, director of immigration supervision, said that the Briton, named Lie Siu Hwie and former holder of a Certificate of Identity Hong Kong No. D2939607, was arrested in a hotel on Jl. M.H.Thamrin, Central Jakarta.

"Lie belongs to a group of people blacklisted by the (Indonesian) government. But Lie managed to enter Indonesia by using a different name and passport," Zaiman said.

Zaiman said Lie had been blacklisted since Dec. 19 last year for illegally sponsoring 14 farmers from China to work at his travel agency, PT Aliansi Globe Jaya.

Lie managed to enter the country on April 24, 1997, on a tourist visa using a British National Overseas passport No. 613153671, bearing the name of Lee Su Wai.

Using this passport, Lie had visited Indonesia three times and stayed for one month in the final visit to discuss with his friends about a plan to set up an electricity joint venture firm under a foreign investment scheme, Zaiman said.

The director said that as a foreigner holding a limited-stay visa, Lie, who was born in Purwokerto, Central Java in 1951, was not allowed to sponsor other foreigners to work in Indonesia. (hhr)