VIDEO: Aussie woman deported from Bali after clash with police for not wearing motorcycle helmet

VIDEO: Aussie woman deported from Bali after clash with police for not wearing motorcycle helmet | Secret Flying

Indonesia makes an example of Australian who fumed over $25 fine.

 

An Australian woman has reportedly been deported from Indonesia after being filmed arguing with police over not wearing a motorcycle helmet.

 

Marita Daniell was thrown out of the country on Friday after video surfaced of her abusing a police officer who had pulled her over in the Balinese town of North Kuta.

 

In a video posted online, Daniell can be seen raising her hands and aggressively gesturing at the police officer, who was blocking her path.

 

“It’s not my fault!” she shouts at the policeman, claiming her helmet was stolen.

 

“We have rules,” the officer calmly explains.

 

Daniell hits back in Indonesian, saying: “I’ve been here for 23 years!” before attempting to drive off.

 

After officers block her escape, she gets off her scooter and continues arguing with another policeman.

 

Daniell was fined $250,000 IDR – approximately $16 USD.

 

According to reports, the Australian was deported from Indonesia once the video started circulating, prompting attention from ministers in Jakarta.

 

Director General of Immigration in Indonesia, Silmy Karim, said on Monday there was “no room for foreigners” to “disturb security and order”.

 

“We continue to monitor the presence of foreigners in Indonesia. In total there were 620 foreigners who were (recently) deported, including several foreigners who went viral disturbing public order in Bali,” he said in a statement.

 

He detailed some of the reasons tourists or expats were deported from Indonesia which included “disrupting public order, misbehaving, and not complying with Indonesian regulations”.

 

“We will give administrative sanctions in the form of detention, deportation, to deterrence or not being allowed to enter Indonesian Territory again for a certain period of time,” he said.

 

Despite Australians making up the largest group of tourists in Bali, they weren’t the biggest traffic violators, with 56 of the 171 foreign nationals being Russian, 10 Australian and five Ukrainian, The Australian reports.