Overview
- Immigration chief Hery Winarko said Tia Billinger, known as Bonnie Blue, will be deported and blacklisted from Indonesia for at least a decade once police finalize their probe.
- Badung Police stated their review found no pornographic elements in the material, with alleged violations focused on misuse of tourist visas and vehicle licensing.
- A fast-track hearing on traffic offenses linked to the branded pickup dubbed the “Bang Bus” is scheduled at Denpasar District Court on Friday.
- Passports were confiscated and items including cameras, contraceptives, outfits and a blue pickup were seized during the December 4 raid; most of the 17 detained male tourists were later released.
- Blue’s representative said she remains under interrogation and due in court, as she also published a Spectator piece endorsing Nigel Farage and Reform UK during the investigation.