The expat founders of a controversial run club in Bali have been banned from returning to Indonesia and a warrant issued for their arrest after they were accused of barring locals from joining the group’s events.

The two men, known as ‘JAS’ and ‘HQV’, are believed to be the founders of the Entourage Run Club, which is marketed towards expats and ‘digital nomads’ who have moved to the Indonesian island, hosting events in Balinese public spaces.

The run club had organised a ‘Silent Disco Run’ on Wednesday, July 22, but has since been accused of excluding Indonesian locals from the event.

It is believed some marketing for the event conducted on WhatsApp was only sent to international phone numbers, and the overall marketing invited digital nomads, also known as expats.

Leaked messages — including those from influencer Annisa Rahmadani Maclean — appear to accuse Entourage of discrimination of people who have Indonesian names and phone numbers.

“You postponed my application because I have Indonesian name and number, yet you accepted my husband’s application right away because he has western name and number!,” Ms Rahmadani Maclean’s message alleged.

She also accused the run club of being a “racist community”.

Bali Director General of Immigration Hendersam Marantoko issued a swift statement, ordering the arrest of any foreign nationals in the run club’s organisation.

“The Bali Silent Disco running event organised by foreign nationals (is) suspected of violating regulations and being fraught with discrimination against local residents,” Mr Marantoko said.

“I have instructed the Bali immigration team to inspect the event organiser [and] if any foreign nationals are involved, arrest them immediately.”

Reports suggest the two men — who are Dutch — have since fled Indonesia for Singapore before they could be arrested.

The men have also been banned from re-entering Indonesia and are now on the country’s travel ban list.

Entourage Run Club has also been accused of operating without official licences from Indonesian authorities, despite utilising public spaces for their events.

The Club has since released a statement apologising for the incident, saying it is “pausing all our events” for the time being and that it takes “full accountability”.

“We are extremely sorry for the people that have been offended and hurt, and we have never meant to be disrespectful or discriminating to anyone,” the statement began.

“Entourage was created as a community for digital nomads in Bali to help people who are new to the island connect with other and do fun activities together during their stay.

“Being a digital nomad is not defined by nationality. Our community includes members from many countries, including Indonesia.”

Entourage’s run club events do not generally require registration, according to the statement, but the silent disco’s equipment required participants to purchase tickets.

“Indonesians made up the largest group of participants, representing nearly 25 per cent of all tickets sold,” the statement said.

“However, we have made errors in the automated approval process for our WhatsApp groups and non-running events. . .a bias was created that some (and not att) +62 numbers / Indonesians were incorrectly rejected.”