Amid accusations of extortion, immigration officials at Soekarno-Hatta Airport were dismissed.

Amid accusations of extortion

Amid accusations of extortion, immigration officials at Soekarno-Hatta Airport were dismissed.

The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections Affairs is looking into claims that. Chinese nationals arriving at Soekarno-Hatta Airport were subjected to unlawful fees.

The ministry is trying to figure out who is responsible.

All immigration officers at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Immigration Office have been temporarily relieved of their duties. According to confirmation from Agus Andrianto.

Minister of Immigration and Corrections Affairs. On Saturday, February 1, 2025, Agus told Tempo. I have recalled all of them and they are currently undergoing an assessment.”

Arfa Yudha Indriawan, the Head of the Intelligence and. Immigration Enforcement Division (Inteldakim) at the Class I Special Immigration Office TPI Soekarno-Hatta.

Is among the personnel who have been reassigned, according to information received by Tempo.

According to a letter of assignment dated October 29, 2024, signed by R. Andika Dwi Prasetya, Head of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights’ Jakarta Regional Office.

Number W.10-KP.04.01-4149 of 2024, Arfa has been placed on leave and is presently receiving training at the Jakarta Regional Office.

This information was validated by Minister Agus. “They are presently facing an internal investigation,” he stated, recalling all of them.

The letter, dated January 21, 2025. Claimed that immigration officials at Soekarno-Hatta Airport—referred to in the letter as. Jakarta International Airport—had extorted a number of Chinese nationals.

According to a document obtained by Tempo.

The letter contained a list of alleged extortion cases that took place between February 2024 and January 2025.

Letter claimed that more Chinese nationals were extorted without filing complaints because of their busy schedules or fear of reprisals when they entered in the future, so “this is just the tip of the iceberg.”

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was also thanked by the Chinese Embassy. “The Chinese Embassy established close contact and coordination with the Jakarta International Airport Immigration Office last year with the help of the Honorable Ministry of Consular Affairs,” the statement stated.

At least forty-four suspected extortion situations were described in the letter. Additionally, it reported that more than 60 Chinese citizens had received refunds totaling Rp32,750,000 as a result of these cases.

The Chinese Embassy gave an example of a purported extortion case at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in 2024–2025 in the letter. It provided proof of money transfers and named an immigration officer with the initials DAS who was allegedly involved in extortion. A total of Rp 1,600,000 / 100$ was reimbursed.

On February 20, 2024, at 6:00 a.m., Zhao Qiu, the passenger, arrived at Jakarta International Airport on aircraft number MF868.