Immigration officer accused of assaulting tour leader
Indonesian immigration officials are in the spotlight after a Chinese tour leader was allegedly man-handled by immigration officials at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport while transiting the Indonesian capital on a flight from Shanghai to Bali.
Bali Update (www.balidiscovery.com) – quoting local media reports – said the injured man was leading a group of 22 Chinese tourists who arrived in Jakarta on Garuda 895 when he was asked for an illegal “tip” by an immigration officer.
When he refused the payment he was then asked to attend a separate office to submit to fingerprinting.
Inside the room, an angry immigration officer reportedly struck the tour leader, causing bruising on his face and body.
The Chinese tour agent later boarded the flight to Bali where he reported the altercation to local tour operators and the media.
The chairman of the Bali chapter of the Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agents (ASITA), Al Purwa, has expressed his disappointment over the reported attack on the tour guide, calling for the dismissal of the immigration officer responsible.
Purwa invited the Chinese tour agent to formally report the matter to ASITA so he can in turn place a complaint before the Director General of Immigration.
Ian Jarrett
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