Senin 29 Jan 2024 22:03 WIB

Japanese National Convicted of Molesting Children in Bali Deported

Molesting children is serious crime in Indonesia.

Red: Erdy Nasrul
Bali immigration.
Foto: ANTARA/Fikri Yusuf
Bali immigration.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR -- The Bali Immigration Office deported a Japanese national after he completed his five-year prison sentence for molesting five children at an Early Childhood Education (PAUD) institution in Denpasar in 2019.

He has also been put on the no-fly list and banned from entering Indonesian territory.

Baca Juga

"In addition, a lifelong deterrence can also be imposed on foreigners who are deemed to disrupt security and public order," head of the Denpasar Immigration Detention Center, Gede Dudy Duwita, said in Denpasar on Monday.

In accordance with Article 102 of Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration, foreign nationals can be banned from entering Indonesian territory for a maximum of six months, and each time, the term can be extended by a maximum of six months.