Two illegal immigrants nabbed

Two illegal immigrants nabbed

BOGOR (JP): Immigration officials here detained two foreigners
for not having proper travel documents when they were attempting
to obtain Indonesian passports.

"We caught Iraqi Radhi Damad Omnan and Jordanian Abdel Hado
Wannas Jaber Bais on Wednesday when they came to our office in an
bold attempt to get Indonesian passports," head of the
supervision and operational section at Bogor Immigration Office,
M. Yusron, said on Friday.

"They came with fake temporary Indonesian ID cards (KTPs) from
Cipayung Girang village in Megamendung to apply for passports,"
he added.

He said Radhi had admitted he was a retired Iraqi public
servant while Abdel said he was a garment trader.

Yusron said his officers arrested the foreigners by saying
that they had to go through an interview session to get the
passports.

"They admitted they lived in Indonesia and said their
passports were being kept at Hotel Karya in Central Jakarta,"
Yusron said.

"But we found out later that the hotel didn't have their
passports. They must have entered Indonesia illegally without
proper passports," he added.

The immigration office has contacted the Iraqi and Jordanian
embassies in Jakarta to arrange the two men's deportation.
(21/nvn)