The Papua Regional Police have uncovered a recruitment scheme involving 24 Indonesian citizens who were promised telemarketing jobs in Papua New Guinea (PNG) but were instead forced to work as online scammers.
The Indonesian Police arrested 13 suspects involved in a human trafficking network targeting job seekers to serve as mercenaries in Russia. Read more.
The Riau Islands Regional Police, along with the United States (US) Embassy in Jakarta, are strengthening coordination in handling human trafficking, online fraud, and transnational crime.
Riau Islands Police and the US Embassy strengthen joint efforts to combat human trafficking and transnational crime in Batam. Read full details.
The Tasikmalaya Sub-regional Police, rescued a 16-year-old vocational high school student suspected of being a victim of trafficking by a foreign national from China.
Tanjung Priok Port Police are investigating physical abuse and potential human trafficking involving four crew members aboard the KM Maulana 23 squid vessel. Learn more.
East Java Regional Police Chief Inspector General Nanang Avianto echoed the spirit of Jogo Jatim as a joint movement to create a safe environment while protecting women and children from sexual violence, exploitation, and even human trafficking (TPPO).
The Bali Regional Police are urging the public to be more vigilant against human trafficking (TPPO) schemes amidst the high number of job offers abroad and between regions.
Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra emphasized that the eradication of human trafficking must focus on victim protection in response to the increasingly complex nature of transnational human trafficking.
Vice Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI), Lestari Moerdijat, stated that the crime of human trafficking (TPPO) is a form of betrayal to the 1945 Constitution and humanitarian values.
Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Prof. Yusril Ihza Mahendra, and Vice Chief of the Indonesian National Police (INP) Commissioner General Dedi Prasetyo attended as Keynote Speakers at the 9th Legal International Conference and Studies (LICS) and Call for Papers.
The commitment of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Regional Police in the human trafficking (TPPO) case has been shown following the thwarting of five victims to Malaysia through El Tari Kupang airport on Tuesday (7/28/2026).
