Immigration arrests nine foreigners

Immigration arrests nine foreigners

JAKARTA (JP): Seven foreigners with Korean passports, and two
with Nigerian passports, were arrested in South Jakarta this week
by immigration officials.

The immigration department's director of control and
supervision Zaiman Nurmatias, said yesterday the Koreans were
arrested Monday on Jl. Kebalen, Kebayoran Baru, for overstaying
their visas.

They were, You Joong Yun, with passport number SB 056129, Jae
Son Um, no. 4300459, Hwa Sang Kwak, no. 3871419, Park Sun Mi, no.
5917841, Choon Ran Kwak Baek, no. DJ 007108, Ha Young Kim, no.
5080384 and Jung Hee Baek no. DJ 004685.

Zaiman said his officers arrested the Koreans at a beauty
parlor and a minimarket on Jl. Kebalen. He said two immigration
officials went to the parlor for a haircut and found two of the
staff could not speak Indonesian. When the hairdressers took the
payment of Rp 20,000 for the haircuts, the officers arrested
them.

Meanwhile several officers bought noodles at a nearby
minimarket and arrested five Korean employees once they had
accepted payment for the noodles.

Immigration Public Relations Officer Mursanudin A. Ghani said
none of the Koreans, who also worked in the video rental section,
had proper work permits.

One had a limited stay permit as a design engineer.

Mursanudin said two people with Nigerian passports were
arrested in a restaurant yesterday for overstaying their permits.
They were Asuzu Florence, passport no. B 378431 and Blessing
Onwuzo, no. 359155.

The officer said one of the men managed the restaurant on Jl.
Kebon Kacang, Central Jakarta.

All the foreigners are being held at the South Jakarta
Detention center. (anr)