This also includes an immigration officer who "transported 122 people to Cambodia to sell kidneys"! Indonesian police arrested 12 kidney cases. Trapped | Indonesia | Kidney
According to Reuters and the website of the Indonesian newspaper Compass on July 20th, Indonesian officials stated on the 20th that Indonesian authorities have arrested 12 people on suspicion of trafficking 122 people to Cambodia for kidney sales. One police officer and one immigration officer were also among the arrested individuals.
The report states that these suspects are accused of violating Indonesia's human trafficking laws. If convicted, they will face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of 600 million Indonesian rupees.
According to reports, the head of the criminal investigation department of the Jakarta police, Hariyadi, stated on the same day that human traffickers recruited personnel from various parts of Indonesia through social media platforms such as Facebook and then sent them to Cambodia for kidney transplant surgery.
Hariyadi stated that the victims come from different backgrounds, including businessmen, teachers, and even a master's graduate from a well-known university in Indonesia. The reason why the victims agreed to sell organs was because they needed money. Most of them lost their jobs during the pandemic.
▲ Information image: In May this year, during the 42nd ASEAN Summit, Indonesian police patrolled the streets.
![This also includes an immigration officer who "transported 122 people to Cambodia to sell kidneys"! Indonesian police arrested 12 kidney cases. Trapped | Indonesia | Kidney](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/3078f55a120fa84c003d5aba5cf6a529.jpg)
Hariyadi specifically pointed out at a press conference that one police officer and one immigration officer among the arrested individuals were not members of the criminal gang. But these two individuals helped the criminal gang obstruct the police investigation after their hiding place was discovered in mid June.
The report points out that human trafficking is not a new phenomenon in Indonesia, as the majority of trafficked individuals are seeking employment, and debt coercion is often a common tactic used by human traffickers. After several shocking human trafficking cases that have shocked the whole country in recent years, Indonesian President Joko ordered the national police to thoroughly crack down on human trafficking crimes and established a special task force to combat human trafficking, which launched a surprise operation in June.