Immigration blocks 2 Dutch nationals tied to Canggu race
Both left for Singapore on July 23; sponsors PT SIG and the event organizer are still being questioned in Bali.
Both left for Singapore on July 23; sponsors PT SIG and the event organizer are still being questioned in Bali.
Entourage organizers halted all Bali events and said some +62 numbers were rejected by an automated approval bias.
The suspects now face up to 5 years in prison, not just deportation, after investor visas were allegedly secured with forged deeds.
Both were barred from reentering Indonesia after one fled, then was flagged by the SOI system and caught at Soekarno-Hatta.
Investigators seized documents and electronic evidence and are preparing witness summonses to verify the latest findings.
The search broadens the probe into alleged KITAS-KITAP extortion that is said to have yielded Rp145,5 miliar in 2022-2026.
His passport will be held until the matter with KPKNL Jakarta I is resolved, leaving him unable to travel abroad for now.
Investigators also searched the West Jakarta Immigration Office and another suspect's home in a Rp145,5 miliar residency-permit graft case.
Istana says both ministries are functioning under the ministers for now, while the need for replacements is reviewed.
KPK says alleged extortion in the Directorate General of Immigration generated at least Rp145,5 miliar in 2022-2026.