Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police has confirmed the repatriation of three Indonesian victims of human trafficking from Libya, as they named two individuals as suspects in human trafficking syndicates.
“We confirmed the repatriation of three Indonesian victims of human trafficking from Libya, they are NAR, SS, and NKR,” Jakarta police’s public information unit chief, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Onkoseno Sukahar, referring to the victims with their initials, stated here on Tuesday.
Sukahar said the three victims returned to Indonesia via Soekarno-Hatta International Airport following cross-country and institutional coordination.
After their return, the three victims will undergo recovery phases and receive protection and assistance to help them return to normal life, he noted.
The Jakarta Metropolitan Police, through its General Crimes Directorate and Women and Children Protection Directorate, will work with other institutions, especially the Migrant Workers Protection Ministry, to ensure the victims receive adequate assistance and continue the criminal investigation.
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Sukahar also reminded residents to be more careful while seeking jobs abroad and “select only migrant agents recognized by prevailing laws.”
Earlier, the General Crimes Directorate at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police unraveled a suspected human trafficking syndicate targeting Indonesian migrant workers who they sent illegally to Libya.
Senior Commissioner Iman Imanuddin, during a press conference on July 24, stated that two individuals, known with initials R and DY, have been named suspects in the case.
“Their syndicate was suspected to have sent at least 105 Indonesian migrant workers overseas in the 2023-2026 period,” Imanuddin said.
The police investigation found that the suspects told the victim that they will work as a domestic worker in Turkey with Rp7 million salary (around US$388). To lure more victims, they also provided an additional allowance up to Rp3 million (around US$166).
However, the victims were not flown to Turkey. They were instead flown to work in Libya.
“While in Libya, the victims were subjected to exploitation, including the withholding of their wages and passports, inadequate food, restrictions on their freedom of movement, and physical and psychological abuse,” Imanuddin added.
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