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Five Batam immigration officials reassigned amid probe into extortion cases
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Indonesian officials address the issue of illegal levies and extortion at the Batam Centre ferry terminal during a press conference on March 29.
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BATAM – Newly appointed immigration director-general Hendarsam Marantoko has replaced the Batam Immigration Office head, and four other officials have been reassigned, as part of a three-month internal investigation at the Internal Compliance Directorate.
The replacements are part of the fallout from the alleged extortion of foreign tourists at Batam Centre International Ferry Terminal, which has gone viral in the past few months.
