A Chinese tourist with the initials JT was allegedly raped by a motorcycle taxi driver in the Pecatu area, South Kuta, Badung, Bali. The incident occurred after the New Year’s Eve event on Wednesday morning January 1, 2025.
Members of the Jatanras (Crime and Violence Unit) of the General Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Bali Regional Police are hunting for an online motorcycle taxi driver suspected of being the perpetrator of rape against Chinese tourist in Bali.
“The team from the Jatanras Unit is still pursuing the perpetrator who is suspected of being an online motorcycle taxi driver,” said Head of Bali Police Public Relations Kombes Pol. Jansen Avitus Panjaitan in Denpasar, Tuesday, January 7, 2024, as reported by Antara.
The incident occurred at around 01.20 a.m. by a motorcycle taxi driver on the edge of Jalan Batu Kandik, in Pecatu Village, Bali.
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JT reported the rape to the Bali Police. She was accompanied by her friend, KA. “Yes (rape), the victim (JT) is my friend,” KA told detikBali, Friday, January 3, 2025.
Kombes Pol Jansen revealed that the female victim from China who was vacationing in Bali was staying at Villa Casa de Kayla, Tumbak Bayuh, Mengwi Badung. The assault incident occurred on January 1, 2025, in the early morning.
For information, Chinese tourists are among the contributors to tourists visiting Indonesia. With a large population, at least they are always in the top 10 visits. In June 2023, for example, Chinese tourists were the 6th contributor to foreign tourist visits with a total of 105,037 in the first half of 2023.
This number has hardly declined in the years since, although foreign tourist arrivals are also dominated by tourists from Australia due to its proximity to Indonesia. With the bad incident of the alleged rape of a Chinese tourist that occurred on New Year’s Eve, it certainly tarnished Indonesia’s name in the eyes of the world.
Chronology of the incident
KA explained that the rape began when JT and six of her friends celebrated New Year’s Eve by watching fireworks at Nyang Nyang Beach. After the event, they looked for a motorcycle taxi to return to the villa on Jalan Labuansait, Pecatu, Badung.
Four of JT’s friends got a motorcycle taxi and left JT and her two other friends. JT then took the initiative to approach the motorcycle base (not Grab or Gojek which can be booked by apps), which was not far from the beach.
JT saw a motorcycle taxi driver who had just dropped off a passenger. The foreign tourist then asked the man to take him home.
Instead of being taken home, the driver took JT to Jalan Batu Kandik and raped her.
JT just surrendered for fear of being killed when strangled by the driver. After being raped, JT’s diamond bracelet worth IDR 81 million was taken by the motorcycle taxi driver.
Deputy Tourism Minister’s response to the case
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The incident certainly worsened the image of Bali tourism. The incident was already known by the Deputy Minister of Tourism Ni Luh Puspa. When contacted by Jawa Pos Radar Bali, since she found out about the case, she was very concerned about the incident.
“Regarding the incident that occurred in Pecatu, we are very concerned about the incident and express our deep sympathy to the victim,” he said.
According to him, since this information was received, his party through the Bali Provincial Tourism Office has coordinated with various related parties.
