inp.polri.go.id - The North Sumatra Police plans to move 212 illegal Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) to the Hajj Dormitory, AH Nasution street, Medan Johor District. This was done after the North Sumatra Police Chief, Inspector General Ridwan Zulkarnain Panca Putra Simanjuntak, saw the condition of illegal PMI at the Sub-Directorate IV Building of the Renakta Directorate of Criminal Investigation of the North Sumatra Police, on Sabu (13/08/22). "The order from the Police Chief is to move them to the Hajj Dormitory so that these PMIs can get a better place. The police chief have also coordinated with the Governor regarding this," said the Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Police, Commissioner Hadi Wahyudi. According to him, investigators from Directorate of Criminal Investigation of the North Sumatra Police and BP3MI are continuing to examine documents belonging to 212 illegal PMIs who are planning to work in Cambodia without official permission. The Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Police revealed that the transfer of illegal workers to the Hajj Dormitory involved the North Sumatra Social Service (Dinsos). "The purpose of securing these workers is to save them," he said. Asked about the motivation of the workers, Hadi explained that the Indonesian workers were promised to work in Cambodia. However, this illegal PMI case is still under investigation. "So far they have been quite cooperative in providing explanations after being met by the North Sumatran Police Chief. In essence, the North Sumatran Police want to save them from the actions of irresponsible actions who provide jobs abroad without complete documents, "he explained. He added that the 212 illegal PMIs were secured from Kualanamu Airport, Friday (12/8) at around 14.00 WIB. The workers chartered a Lion Air plane to go to Cambodia. "The PMIs who were secured came from a number of provinces, namely North Sumatra, Jakarta, Kalimantan, Manado and others," he concluded.