Malaysian singer deported

Malaysian singer deported

JAKARTA: Immigration authorities here deported Malaysian
singer Mukhtaruddin, popularly known as Ashraff, on Sunday to his
home country.

He was deported after being found guilty by the Bogor District
Court for assaulting a local member of his staff. The deportation
was based on Article 42 of the Immigration Law No.9/1992, which
stipulates that any foreigner that is found guilty by an
Indonesian court will be charged with immigration sanctions and
deported.

"He's banned from entering the country for the next six
months," said the immigration spokesman, Ade Dahlan.

Ashraff was also deported on Oct. 20, 2001 for overstaying his
visa. --JP