JAKARTA: A complaint from the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia over extortion cases at the main Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has led to the removal of 30 immigration officials from airport duty, and raised anew a debate over shakedowns involving tourists.
The Chinese mission in a Jan 21 letter, that was posted on X by anti-corruption activists and widely circulated since, conveyed a formal complaint regarding at least 44 instances of extortion against over 60 Chinese nationals at the country’s busiest airport, which welcomed 54.8 million passengers in 2024.
