Japanese nabbed twice for same offense

Japanese nabbed twice for same offense

JAKARTA (JP): Officials from the Central Jakarta Immigration
office nabbed on Tuesday a Japanese man who had been deported
once in the past for breaching the same immigration rule.

Head of the office, Pramuningtyas, said on Wednesday that Eiji
Goto, alias Yoshiharu Goto, was apprehended at the Tator Hotel on
the popular backpacker street of Jl. Jaksa in Central Jakarta.

During the interrogation, Goto showed a letter as proof of his
status here. Pramuningtyas said the letter stated that he was
sponsored by the Surakarta Sultan in Central Java to work on a
museum project there.

From immigration data, the officials later learned that Goto
entered the country on Sept. 22 on a short-visit visa.

Pramuningtyas said Goto was deported in 1993 for overstaying
his visa, but later reentered the country with a new passport and
identity.

He said the arrest was based on a tip-off from a local
resident.

"He breached Law No. 9/1992 on Immigration and will be
deported soon," Pramuningtyas added. (edt)