Jakarta – At least 26 Indonesians who allegedly fell victim to human trafficking in Myanmar have been repatriated to Indonesia under the escort of some parties, including a National Authorities (Polri) attaché.
” On Friday, May 26, 2023, at 2: 06 a.m regional time, some 26 Indonesian trafficked victims reached Soekarno-Hatta Airport from Don Muang Airport, Bangkok, accompanied by the Polri’s attaché,” head of the Polri’s Public Info Bureau, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, informed here on Friday.
He said the return procedure of the victims was likewise supported by the research study attaché and the protocol and consular function of the Indonesian embassy in Myanmar.
Upon their arrival in Jakarta, they were turned over by the director of Indonesian person security of the Foreign Affairs Ministry to the Social Affairs Ministry.
” The victims were put in a shelter house and trauma center (RPTC),” he said.
The National Cops’s International Relations Department, Criminal Activity Examination Department, the Health Ministry, and other stakeholders likewise oversaw their return process.
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Detectives identified two suspects related to the trafficking case.
The suspects, identified by their initials as ASD and ASN, were apprehended in Bekasi, West Java.
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Previously, the director of general crime at Bareskim, Brig. Gen. Djuhandhani Rahardjo Puro, stated his office will carry out an evaluation of the victims.
” After they return, we will conduct an investigation and deepening procedure since there are other matters associated with the investigation that require deepening,” he stated on April 16.
On May 5, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi highlighted the increasing variety of human trafficking cases involving online rip-offs in Southeast Asia.
According to her, in the past 3 years, the federal government has resolved a minimum of 1,841 cases of human trafficking that were led by online frauds.
” Indonesian victims were tape-recorded in Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and the Philippines,” she said.
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