Foreigners netted in IDs operation

Foreigners netted in IDs operation

Thirty-one foreigners were apprehended for traveling without
carrying identification documents in an identity card check on
Thursday in Central Jakarta, North Jakarta and West Jakarta.

The foreigners were from Japan (9), South Korea (5), China
(4), Taiwan (4), Australia (4) and one from Singapore, Yemen and
Denmark.

They were released shortly after each of them had paid a fine
of Rp 50,000.

Head of the department in charge of supervising and monitoring
the city's population, H. Soemarno, said the foreigners were not
illegal migrants.

"Most were staying in hotels and simply forgot to carry their
passports," he said.
The operation, code-named Operasi Yustisi, has netted more than
10,0000 Indonesian people in the last month. Each failed to
produce ID cards when asked by the operation's officers.

The operation team ordered the Indonesians to pay a fine of
between Rp 3,000 and Rp 20,000.(bas)