Indonesia Immigration Forms Bali Becik Task Force to Tackle Lawless Foreigners

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Immigration Directorate General of the Law and Human Rights Ministry established the Bali Becik Task Force assigned to crack down on foreign tourists violating regional rules and norms. Balinese people can file a report of foreigners showing disrespectful and illegal behavior on the island to a hotline number 081399679966.

“So the main problem regarding foreigners in Bali is the large number of foreign tourists with low spending who often make trouble,” Immigration Director-General, Silmy Karim, said in a press release on Thursday, July 20, 2023. “Since Bali is in the category of cheap tourist destinations, it attracts tourists with ‘thin’ pockets.”

According to data from the Bali Regional Office of the Law and Human Rights Ministry, 163 foreign nationals were deported from January to June 2023 for not complying with prevailing laws and regulations in Indonesia.

Silmy hopes that the Bali Becik Task Force will reduce the number of violations of laws and norms committed by foreign citizens in Bali.

The Bali Becik Task Force, he added, will take effect until December 31, 2023. This task force consists of elements from the Immigration Directorate General, the Bali Immigration Unit of the Law and Human Rights Ministry, the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, the Denpasar Immigration Office, the Singaraja Immigration Office, and the Denpasar Detention Center.

“The Task Force is targeted to launch 100 immigration control operations every month in such a way without disrupting tourism activities,” Silmy said. “With this Task Force, I hope Bali Becik (a better Bali) can actually be realized.”

RIRI RAHAYU

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