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Foreigners Reported for Misconduct to Locals in Bali

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5th September 2022 – A foreigner from Australia with the initials DJW (59), was reported for misconduct in Bali. DJW has lived in the local’s house at Banjar Bernasi, Desa Buduk, Badung, Bali. The man admitted to having done that due to having no money and being sick.

“He ends up homeless because he doesn’t have any money. He begged until the residents accommodated him,” said I Gusti Agung Ketut Suryanegara, Head of Badung Municipal Police on Friday (2/9).

Suryanegara explained that initially, the residents are willing to accommodate him because they feel pity for him. However, the Australian man demanded the household continue giving him service. To the point of acting as if he was an important person whose needs needed to be fulfilled.

“After being accommodated for a week, the Australian man becomes troublesome like asking for food then this and that. Is he some kind of a king or what? Foreigner ordering around the host even bothering them, that’s why he’s reported,” Suryanegara said.

The Australian man’s actions are increasingly disturbing and make the house owner uncomfortable. Thus, he was finally reported to the police who later on apprehended him to be handed over to Immigration.

Foreigner Apologizes for Misconduct After Going Viral

Another foreigner in Bali has issued an apology after going viral on social media for his misconduct. The foreigner is a man from Lebanon, Muhamad Ali, who went viral for scolding and yelling at his landlord. Not only that, but he had also made other residents uncomfortable with rules that were made to mediate his needs.

The video went viral through social media until an entrepreneur and politician Niluh Djelantik helped mediate the situation.

The foreigner’s passport has been confiscated to be handed over to Immigration despite the situation being controlled. In instances that the foreigner acts up once more, the authorities will be ready to apprehend him.

Through this situation, Djelantik reminded foreigners to respect culture, and manners and to appreciate the local’s kindness in Indonesia, especially in Bali.

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