Bali Governor Koste - use this pandemic moment to start cleaning up naughty and disorderly tourists

Governor Koster Admits Bali Has Been Allowing Naughty Tourists for a Long Time
Learn from the cases of foreigners who offer orgasm tantra
Canadian citizen, Christopher Kyle Martin, was deported for Tantric Full Body Orgasm activities in Ubud. (IDN Times / Ayu Afria)

Denpasar, IDN Times - . Koster conveyed his firm stance at the release of the deportation of a Canadian citizen, Christopher Kyle Martin (37), on Sunday (9/5/2021) at the TPI Denpasar Class I Immigration Office.

Christopher was deported on Monday (10/5/2021) at 01.00 WITA from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after advertising plans for the activity Tantric Full Body Orgasm in Ubud, Gianyar Regency.

"As the Governor of Bali in the future, I will be more assertive in taking action against any tourists who recently behave in an orderly, undisciplined manner. We will no longer tolerate things like this because this has been happening for too long and has been allowed to, "he said.

The hope is that in the future Bali can lead to tourism for quality tourists, who respect the law, the cultural values ​​of the local community, and order discipline in traveling anywhere. 

1. Tourists who come to Bali must respect the applicable laws in Indonesia
Berawa Beach (IDN Times / Ayu Afria)

The deportation of Christopher Kyle Martin is also intended to be a first step as well as a signal so that later tourists who will come to Bali can maintain existing cultural values.

"I state that this is the first step to give a signal to all foreign citizens who will visit Indonesia, especially to Bali. In order to continue to respect the applicable laws in Indonesia and jointly maintain the cultural values ​​that exist in the Province of Bali. We hope this is also respected by anyone who visits Bali Province, "said Koster.

According to him, Bali as a world tourism destination is certainly very accepting of the presence of tourists, especially during the current pandemic. However, tourists who will be accepted are those who are dignified, namely respecting the applicable laws in the territory of Indonesia and the cultural values ​​of the local community, especially in the Province of Bali. 

2. Activities that harm the image of tourism and are not culturally friendly have long been ignored
The Joint Team searches for Andrew Ayer (Doc. IDN Times / Kanim Ngurah Rai)

In his statement, Koster said that the COVID-19 pandemic was a momentum to clean up naughty, disorderly and undisciplined tourists. Bali will no longer tolerate these kinds of things because they have happened and been ignored for too long.

In the future, Bali tourism is expected to be in accordance with the vision of Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali. He considered the tourist deportation as the first step to give a signal to all foreign nationals who would visit Indonesia, especially to Bali.

"We hope this is also respected by anyone who visits Bali Province. In order for Indonesia to become an honorable country, uphold its dignity and sovereignty in front of the entire world community. Likewise, Balinese cultural values ​​are still upheld by anyone. The tourists are not allowed to behave in a way that tarnishes or does not respect the cultural values ​​of the Balinese people, "he said.

3. Activities related to orgasm must be acted upon
Canadian citizen, Christopher Kyle Martin, was deported for Tantric Full Body Orgasm activities in Ubud. (IDN Times / Ayu Afria)

Meanwhile, the Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in Bali, Jamaruli Manihuruk, when asked by the IDN Times regarding this kind of action, said that he had taken action against 160 foreign tourists in 2020.

"In 2020, we will take 160 of them. The most viral ones are four. But things like this, the ones that are viral, we have to come up with too. But we do a lot. In 2021, we have already acted over 50. But some people went viral, ”said Jamaruli.

He emphasized that any activities that are not in accordance with the cultural values ​​that exist in Bali will still be prosecuted. Moreover, activities related to orgasm.

“The order. Yoga is normal. But when it comes to orgasms that we do. Look at the video how they do that, "he explained.