Session two French journalists Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourra

Session two French journalists Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat, in the District Court of Class IA Jayapura, Papua, on the third day on Wednesday (10.22.14) presented two expert witnesses.

Two expert witnesses that, Dony Alfis Harin from Directorate General of Immigration, and witnesses Siti Sofia Sudarma of the Director of Information and Public Diplomacy Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Dony Alfis Harin said, the presence of two foreign journalists were known to the Ministry of Information, but not to immigration. Both with different visa, one coming on a tourist visa and journalist visa only in social and culture on ART TV.

It is said, in order to obtain a visa can take immediate, temporary visa has its own code of journalistic B2 II.

"Journalists and foreigners alike, if tourists do not need to report, but should only be made ​​in accordance with the rules of the passport which he visited. The journalist must report first to the Ministry for the info," says Dony.

He continued, visit visas for journalists duties in accordance immigration law.

Meanwhile, Siti Sofia Sudarma said, if the foreign journalists who want to come to Papua should report to 18 agencies, including the Ministry of Religious Human Rights Law, Foreign Ministry, Police and the Indonesian National Army so on.

"The letter of assignment must be a main base of the Immigration Act section 28 includes journalistic activities can be done with the permission of the security," he said.

According to Siti, to make it easier the Directorate issued a special ID visit any journalist, while journalistic activities are no rules as stated in number 40 Ministry of Information, as well as the Press Law.

The two French journalists were coming to Papua represent ART TV. Those two get permission for the purpose of tourism.

Siti added that foreign journalists to Papua pretty much the goal. In the meantime, he said, there were 20 proposals submitted and 2 otherwise not qualify and they are still processed in accordance with the procedure. Passport and visa journalism he said, no time limit.