Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Ninety-five Indonesian citizens living in Garrison City, New Hampshire, USA, are to be deported because their stay permits have expired.
In view of the prospect, the government had urged the citizens to abide by the rules existing in the foreign country.
"These are our citizens who have entered the US and their stay permits have expired. Therefore, we appeal to them to abide by the existing rules," foreign ministry spokesman Michael Tene said here on Friday.
The 95 Indonesian citizens to be deported had lived in Garrison City, New Hampshire, for around 20 years. They said they had chosen to stay in the US to avoid inter-group violence and restrictions on were religious freedom.
Tene said "their reasons are not true because none is threatening their religious freedom in Indonesia."
He said the state guarantees religious freedom in the country. Indeed, he said, there were cases of human rights violations but they were isolated incidents.(IGT/T007)
95 Indonesian Citizens To Be Deported From US
Jumat, 3 Februari 2012 13:58 WIB