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JAKARTA: On Nov 5, the Social Affairs Ministry of Indonesia pronounced the adoption of 18 Indonesian children in Singapore as illegal, according to reporting from Antara , the country's official national news agency. Kahono Agung Suhartoyo, the Child Social Rehabilitation Director, said that the adoptions did not comply with Indonesia’s legal procedures and requirements. He added that some of the children, who had been part of a baby trafficking syndicate police from West Java discovered last year, had gone on to become citizens of Singapore. The adoption process for the other children is currently ongoing. The police had discovered in July 2025 that babies, most of whom were two to three months old, were first kept in Bandung and then later sent on to Pontianak, West Kalimantan. There, they were given falsified passports and family IDs. Their final destination was Singapore, where adoptive families awaited. Indonesia has been asked by Singaporean officials regarding eight children whose cases are still underway, according to Mr Kahono. "We said the adoptions were illegal because they did not meet Indonesia's requirements," the report quotes him, adding that the country has strict regulations on international adoptions. This means that applications are submitted through the Child Adoption Advisory Team, a group that includes the police, the National Police Security Intelligence Agency, the Indonesian Child Protection Commission, and the foreign and social affairs ministries. Additionally, parents wishing to adopt children in Indonesia have an age limit of 55 and are required to live in the country for at least two years, as well as pass physical and psychological health evaluations. Because the children who had been adopted in Singapore were victims of a trafficking syndicate, the Indonesian government views the adoptions as procedurally invalid, said Mr Kahono. He added that his department is working closely with authorities through Indonesia’s embassy in Singapore to look for solutions, which include the children being returned to Indonesia. Should this happen, the Social Affairs Ministry is ready for it, including finding their biological parents for them to be reintegrated into their families. While the children are from West Java, their documents say they were born in West Kalimantan. In January, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) announced in a statement that it was aware of cross-border baby trafficking allegations, adding that they were working with Indonesian authorities concerning the matter. “Child trafficking is a serious matter as it exploits young children’s vulnerabilities, violates their rights and separates them from their biological families for others’ personal gain or criminal activities. It also affects the children’s long-term well-being and development,” the ministries said. The statement also acknowledged the anxiety of the affected adoptive parents in Singapore. /TISG Read also: ‘Tempted by the lure of the Singapore dollar.’ Baby-trafficking ring exploits Indonesia’s vulnerable families
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