Today's Top 3 News: Jakarta Immigration Arrests 3 Yemeni Nationals for Alleged Human Smuggling
Translator
Editor
24 February 2024 23:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top three news on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Here are the highlights: Jakarta Immigration Arrests 3 Yemeni Nationals for Alleged Human Smuggling, Jokowi Inaugurates Nine Roads in North Sulawesi, and Australian Deputy PM Says No Support for Free Papua Movement.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Jakarta Immigration Arrests 3 Yemeni Nationals for Alleged Human Smuggling
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - South Jakarta Immigration apprehended three foreign nationals from Yemen who were suspected of being involved in human trafficking on Thursday evening, February 22, 2024.
“The three of them were arrested at the Kalibata apartment in Pancoran, South Jakarta, last night, on February 22. We will continue to develop this case because the crime was committed by foreigners,” Jakarta Immigration Office chief, Sandi Andaryadi said in Jakarta, on Friday, February 23, 2024.
With the help of Indonesian citizens, the three foreigners were accused of sending Indonesian citizens, especially women, to the Middle East, without going through legal procedures.
2. Jokowi Inaugurates Nine Roads in North Sulawesi
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo or Jokowi inaugurated nine roads in Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi on Friday, February 23, 2024. He hoped that these new roads would boost the local economy.
This ceremonial event was an implementation of the Regional Road Instructions (IJD), as noted by the Press Bureau and Presidential Secretariat.
3. Australian Deputy PM Says No Support for Free Papua Movement
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles emphasized that his country does not support the Free Papua Movement. Marles made the statement during a meeting with the Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on Friday, February 23, 2024.
“We, Australia, fully recognize Indonesia's territorial sovereignty. We do not endorse any independence movement,” he said at a press conference at the Defense Ministry’s office in Central Jakarta.
Tempo.co
