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January 17, 2025 | 12:15 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Judha Nugraha, Director of Indonesian Citizen Protection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, revealed that 11 Indonesian citizens (WNI) were arrested by the police in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan. They are accused of immigration violations to murder. He said the information came from a report from the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo.
"The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo continues to communicate with the Isesaki Police. The police have named 11 Indonesian suspects with the initial charge of immigration violation (overstayer), and the second charge is murder," Judha said in a short message on Thursday, January 16, 2025.
Judha said the Isesaki police were still investigating the 11 Indonesians arrested on the two charges. The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo, he continued, continues to monitor the legal process against the Indonesian suspects while providing legal assistance to ensure their rights are fulfilled.
This alleged murder case was revealed in the handling of the murder case of fellow Indonesian citizens, which was revealed on November 3, 2024, in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan.
Judha explained that the Indonesian victim with the initials A died from stab wounds while three other Indonesian citizens were hospitalized. A's body was repatriated to Indonesia on January 11.
"The Indonesian citizen who was killed and injured is an overstayer and is suspected to be a victim of robbery," he said.
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