Three foreigners expelled from Aceh

Three foreigners expelled from Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: The Aceh Provincial
Immigration Office deported on Tuesday two Malaysians and an
American for entering the restricted province of Aceh without
proper immigration and security documents.

Imron Zubandi, an official at the immigration office, said on
Tuesday that the two Malaysians -- Ong Kung Wai and Jumat bin
Madjid -- were business consultants, while Sean Blanchet, was a
student.

Following the declaration of martial law in Aceh last year,
the Aceh Immigration Office severely restricted foreigners from
entering unless they had special permits from the martial law
administrator and immigration office. Martial law has been lifted
recently and Aceh is now under a civil emergency administration,
but the curtailment of foreign and domestic tourists,
businesspeople, rights workers, journalists and students, is
still in effect. -- JP