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British tourist who slapped immigration officer receives six-month sentence in Indonesia

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An Indonesian court has jailed British tourist Auj-e Taqaddas today (February 6) for committing violence against an immigration officer in Bali.

The prosecution initially pursued a one-year sentence.

Taqaddas received a six-month sentence.

File video seen here shows the moment Taqaddas slapped the officer after being hit with a $4,000 fine - for overstaying her visa.

Taqaddas, 42, arrived at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, on July 28 night to catch a flight to Singapore.

But after receiving her boarding pass, she went through immigration checks where officers noticed her month-long visa had expired on February 18.

Auj-e was taken into an office at 9.25pm where airport staff told her she had to pay a $25 fine for each of the days overstayed.

Having been in the country illegally for 160 days, she had to stump up a staggering $4,000.

The bill sent Auj-e into a foul-mouthed rage and she was caught on camera branding immigration officer Ardyansyah, 28, a ''f***ing basta*d.''

When she tries to snatch back her passport, Ardyansyah quickly pulls it away - and she retaliates by slapping him.

At the time, immigration chief Ngurah Rai Aris Amran said: ''She slapped the officer, who is a respected guard. She touched immigration, which means touching representatives of the nation. So we reported it to the police.''

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