Bali police have arrested a 25-year-old man concerning the theft of a mobile phone. The device belongs to a 21-year-old Australian school teacher on holiday on the island. According to North Kuta Police, this was another incident of a phone snatching at the back of a moped. The Badung Police Chief, AKBP Leo Dedy Defretes, …
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Bali has been outraged by a viral video of a street fight in Kuta on Saturday night. The footage was snapped by an eyewitness who later posted it on their Instagram. The video caught the attention of Kuta police and local entrepreneur and social justice activist Niluh Djelantik. Police have confirmed that they are investigating …
Security forces in Bali have been informed that they must increase boots on the ground by 20%. Before the G20 Summit in November, security forces are already deploying teams to conduct patrols, rehearsal events, and surveillance. There are plans to increase security personnel to over 8,000 in the coming weeks as the island prepares to …
Bali Police have announced the successful arrested of a thief who hopped the wall of a luxury holiday villa in Kuta and stole cosmetics and tech. Head of Public Relations of the Badung Police, Iptu Ketut Sudana, reported at a press conference this week that the robbery happened around 9 am on Friday 26th August. …
Police in Bali have worked with a victim and thief to come to a restorative justice agreement. An American tourist in Bali, known only by his initials NJ, had his wallet snatched during his vacation on the Island of the Gods. The initial robbery happened on Friday, 17th June. NJ agreed to a restorative justice …
Convicted terrorist Umar Patek has appeared in a second video interview ahead of his much-anticipated release from prison. The bomb maker hit the headlines over the weekend as he appeared in a 20-minute interview with Porong Prison Governor Jalu Yuswa Panjang. The pair can be seen laughing and joking while walking around the prison grounds. …
The Peruvian government has requested an official report from authorities in Indonesia over the death of Rodrigo Ventocilla, who died in police custody in Bali on the 11th of August. Ventocilla, a Harvard student and transgender activist, was traveling to Bali for his honeymoon. He was arrested on the 6th of August because he was …
A Russian tourist has been arrested in Ubud for disorderly behavior. The man, reported in local media as Alexsei T, was arrested outside the Ari Canti Hospital on Jalan Raya Mas on Saturday, 27th August. Police were alerted to a foreigner behaving in an ‘uneasy’ way and causing distress to the public. The Head of …
The family of a Peruvian student and activist who died while in police custody in Bali have spoken out about their ordeal. Rodrigo Ventocilla, 32, was arrested at Bali Airport on the 6th of August on a drug-related charge. He died in hospital on the 11th of August while still in police custody. Ventocilla’s case …
Victims and loved ones of those killed in the 2002 Bali Bombings have spoken out about their shock and distress at the announcement of the early release of one of the men behind the attacks. The Indonesian Government announced last week that Umar Patek will be granted early release from prison for showing remorse for …
Denpasar Police held a press conference detailing the raid on a property in Kuta on the 17th of August. Speaking at the Police Headquarters in Denpasar on the afternoon of Wednesday 24th August, Police Chief Bambang Yugo Pamungkas confirmed that his teams were able to close down the illegal online gambling operation and arrest nine …
The Chief of Bali Police, Inspector General of Police Putu Jayan Danu Putra, has led the deployment of 2,514 police personnel in a series of security rehearsals ahead of the G20 Summit that will be held in Bali in November. Speaking to the media, Inspector Putra explained ‘In Bali, 25 security events related to the …