The death of Indonesian citizens in Cambodia jumped, Puan asked to strengthen PMI protection

Jakarta – Speaker of Indonesian Parliament Puan Maharani highlighted the death of Indonesian citizens (WNI) in Cambodia due to the practice of online fraud (online fraud). He said the government should provide great protection against Indonesian citizens. “This phenomenon should be a warning to the government to maximize the protection of our PMI, which we know that not a few of them come to Cambodia due to fraud actions,” Puan said in his statement Tuesday (29/2025). Puan hopes the community and the government will not close their eyes to the incident. He said the victim was not only economically harmed, but also physically. Browse to continue the content “We cannot close our eyes to the rise of the way of crime lately against PMI. Victims are not only economically harmed but also physically and live,” he said. Puan described the data of the Indonesian Embassy for Cambodia, the number of cases of Indonesian Indonesian citizens (WNIB) has increased from 2020 to 2024 to 60 times in the past 5 years. The boom was recorded from 56 cases in 2020, to 3,310 cases in 2024. “Indonesia should encourage the role of TFAMW (Task Force on Migrant Workers) as a collective regional reaction to crime in the country, especially digitally based, such as online syndicates,” Puan explained. The chairman of the PDIP DPP said Indonesia should strengthen the cooperation of the region to protect migrant workers from crime. He urged Asean countries to form victim emergency protocols. “Indonesia must emphasize the importance of ASEAN to form a joint protocol for emergency protection victims, as well as that the collection of migrant workers is transparent and integrated between countries,” Puan said. (DWR/JBR) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here