Three over stay foreigners arrested

Three over stay foreigners arrested

JAKARTA (JP): Immigration officers arrested three foreigners
holding Yemen, Syrian and Moroccan passports respectively, for
overstaying.

The head of immigration's control and supervision department,
Zaiman Nurmatias, said the three men were arrested at their
rented homes on Jl. Kramat Sentiong, Central Jakarta, Tuesday.

The three were Lazreg Abelillah with Yemen passport number
H889312; Abdul Rahman with Syrian passport number 799240; and
Ahmad Kasem with Moroccan passport number 2301630.

The three had not tried to extend their visas which allowed
them to stay only one year, Zaiman said.

He said the three were married to Indonesians but none could
show legal marriage documents.

"Many foreigners marry Indonesians so they can work and stay
longer without proper documents," he said. The three said that
they worked in fashion and modeling.

One of the arrested men tried to bribe the officers but got no
response, Zaiman said.

He said the arrests were conducted after his office received
information from their neighbors.

"Indonesians who plan to marry foreigners should first check
on their spouses' identities and documents to avoid problems in
the future," Zaiman said. (04)