KJRI Johor Bahru repatriates 307 Indonesians from Malaysia
This year, the consulate general has repatriated 3,920 Indonesians as of July while Program M has deported 3,558 Indonesians through the scheme as of mid-August.
On Tuesday, the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru facilitated the return of 307 Indonesians to Batam Center Ferry Terminal in Batam, Riau Islands. This batch of repatriation was the largest in a single day, involving 234 adult males, 72 adult females, and one boy. Of these, 300 individuals were immigration detainees repatriated through Program M, an initiative by the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM).
As of mid-August, the consulate general had repatriated a total of 3,920 Indonesians this year, while Program M had deported 3,558 Indonesians through the scheme. Seven additional Indonesians were repatriated under a special scheme, including two migrant workers who had a stroke, a 10-year-old boy, LTJ, who was in Malaysia without parental supervision, and four fishermen from Anambas Islands regency in Riau Islands.
The four fishermen, HY, AS, SB, and AW, had been adrift at sea for five days after their fishing vessel KM Samudra Jaya Makmur experienced engine failure on August 2. Malaysian fishermen rescued them in Pahang state waters before they were handed over to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Indonesian consulate general.
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