JAKARTA — A U.S. journalist who has written stories about environmental destruction in Indonesia was deported on Friday after being arrested over alleged visa violations, his lawyer and his news outlet said. Philip Jacobson, had been detained 45 days earlier in Palangkaraya, the provincial capital of Central Kalimantan in Borneo island, according to a statement from environmental news provider Mongabay. Arvin Gumilang, a spokesman for Indonesia’s Immigration Directorate General, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Jacobson had entered Indonesia using a business visa for a series of meetings, the statement said. Under Indonesia’s immigration law, Jacobson could have faced up to five years in prison.

Source: National Post January 31, 2020 15:33 UTC