TEMPO.CO, Medan - The North Sumatra Regional Police have thwarted the departure of 26 potential illegal Indonesian migrant workers to Malaysia. They were found in a shelter on Sedar Street, Tumpatan Village, Batangkuis District, Deliserdang Regency, North Sumatra.
Director of General Crime Investigation of North Sumatra Regional Police Commissioner Sumaryono explained that the workers consisted of 18 men and 8 women. They came from NTT (12 people), NTB (2), Aceh (7), Central Java (1), East Java (1), North Sumatra (2), and Riau (1). The disclosure was made on May 16, 2025, after receiving information and proceeding directly to the location.
"There are 26 Indonesian citizens or potential non-procedural migrant workers apprehended. Three men with the initials MF, K, and HR, suspected of being agents, have been declared as suspects and detained for the next 20 days," said Sumaryono on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
This case was revealed by Sub-directorate 4 of Youth and Women (Renakta) of the General Crime Investigation Directorate led by AKBP Parulian Samosir. The investigation revealed that the victims were promised jobs as domestic helpers, factory workers, and plantation laborers with a salary of 1,500 Malaysian Ringgit or around Rp 5.7 million per month. For departure, they were asked to pay Rp 5 million per person to the agents. "The plan was to depart using a barge. Before being sent, the victims were accommodated in Deliserdang," said Sumaryono.
Currently, the 26 victims have been handed over to the North Sumatra Migrant Worker Protection Service Center (BP3MI). Meanwhile, the three suspects are charged under Article 2 or Article 4 of Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning Human Trafficking or Article 81 Subs Article 81 of Law Number 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers. "The punishment is 10 years in prison," he added.
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