Arya News - The Indonesian Immigration Directorate General also decided to ban the Australian, identified as BA, from entering Indonesia for 10 years.
JAKARTA – An Australian arrested for a public act of indecency, identified only as BA, was deported to Brisbane, Australia, on Tuesday evening. The 28-year-old man has also been banned from re-entering Indonesia for 10 years.
I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport Immigration Office head Muhamad Novyandri said on Wednesday that the Australian was deported on Tuesday night on a Batik Air flight from Denpasar to Brisbane, two weeks after his initial arrest.
Novyandri said that the deportation was a result of effective collaboration with the police in maintaining public order and security for foreign nationals living in or visiting Bali.
“This action shows the commitment of the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office to maintaining order and security of foreign nationals’ activities in Bali,” he said.
Following the deportation, the Immigration Directorate General also decided to ban him from entering Indonesia for 10 years.
“We will continue to strengthen immigration oversight and coordinate closely with law enforcement authorities, while taking firm action if any violations of immigration regulations are found in the future,” Novyandri said.
He added that supervision of foreign national activities was part of the immigration office’s commitment to safeguarding sovereignty while creating a sense of security and providing tangible benefits to the community.
Earlier, it was reported that the Australian was arrested on Aug. 25 at Ngurah Rai airport just before boarding a flight to Brisbane.
BA engaged in sexual intercourse with an as-yet-unidentified foreign woman in the yard of a Balinese house in Tibubeneng village, North Kuta district in Badung regency on Aug. 22. Their act was caught by the homeowner.
CCTV footage in the house also recorded their behavior.
The footage went viral on social media after the homeowner decided to upload it on social media as a warning for anyone causing negative energy, according to the beliefs of Balinese Hindus.
Following the viral CCTV footage, police decided to investigate the incident. The investigation later identified BA as one of the perpetrators. Intensive coordination was made with the immigration office who later put the man on the list of subjects of interest (SOI) in their system.
After the arrest at the airport, BA was questioned by Badung Police sub-precinct station. BA could have faced imprisonment for the offense.
However, the police decided to drop the charge as the homeowner forgave the suspect and requested the police to halt the legal process.
Police later handed the Australian over to immigration for deportation.
Balinese officials have expressed concern over unruly behavior by foreign tourists, following a string of deportations in recent years, including several Russian influencers expelled for posing naked at sacred sites.
Last month, immigration authorities deported a 30-year-old French citizen, identified only by the initials LR, over allegations that the individual had produced pornographic content in Bali and uploaded it to OnlyFans.
The case followed the arrest in March of two French nationals and an Italian citizen who were also accused of producing and distributing pornographic videos in Bali.
The crackdown has also involved high-profile social-media personalities. In December of last year, Bali immigration authorities imposed a 10-year entry ban on British adult-content creator Bonnie Blue following her deportation over material that officials said could cause “public unrest”.
The 27-year-old, whose real name is Tia Billinger, was deported after police raided a studio in Badung regency. She was detained alongside two British men and an Australian man on suspicion of producing pornographic material.
Authorities later examined Billinger’s phone and found “private video” footage. No charges were filed, as the material was intended for personal use and not public distribution.