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A'LIA NOT YET ALLOW VISIT TO "INDONESIAN BURN VICTIMS"
Brisbane, April 17 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian consulate in Darwin still had no full consular access to find out the nationality of two of the eight injured people in an explosion in their wooden boat while in Australian waters.
"We are still coordinating with Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Immigration Office to secure consular access," second secretary of the Indonesian consulate in Darwin, Arvinanto Soeriaatmadja, said to ANTARA on Friday.
According to information collected by the consulate so far two of the eight who were now treated at Royal Darwin Hospital for serious burns were Indonesian nationals known by their identities as Beni from Bone, South Sulawesi, and Tahir M from Muncar, Banyuwangi, East Java, Arvinanto said.
Beni, Tahir and six others treated at the hospital were among 31 people who suffered burn injuries following an explosion at the boat carrying asylum seekers in the Australian waters.
"Based on information that we received Tahir's conditions were more serious than Beni's. If his conditions remained serious within 24 hours it was reported he would be referred to one of hospitals in Brisbane," he said.
Because it still had no access the Indonesian consulate in Darwin could not as yet be able to confirm the status of their nationality or their role in the boat. "Therefore we are hoping for good cooperation with all offices concerned in Australia," he said.
Earlier Australian minister of immigration and citizenship, Chris Evans as quoted by AAP said he could not as yet be able to tell about the cause of the explosion that killed three people and left three others gone missing.
Three Australian armed forces members who were escourting the boat with 47 people on board were reported to have also been injured in the incident.
A day before Australian media reported the asylum seekers were allegedly from Afghanistan but it failed to tell about the citizenship of the crew.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade however has already contacted the Indonesian embassy in Canberra about the incident.
The boat was caught by Australian warship HMAS Albany around two miles from Ashmore Islands on Tuesday. The explosion occured while the HMAS Albany was escorting the boat to Christmas Island on Thursday morning.
The boat was the sixth caught in the Australian waters. On April 8 a boat carrying 45 foreigners arrived on Christmas Island.
In dealing with cases of illegal immigrants and people smuggling the Australian government has cooperated with partner countries of the Asia Pacific region throguh the Bali Process forum of 42 countries.
The forum was initiated by Australia and Indonesis to strengthen committment of countries of origin, transit and destination countries of illegal immigrants to responding the crimes.
For the past few years Australia has been disturbed by the arrivals of boats carrying asylum seekers.
In 2008 the Australian security authorities caught 162 asylum seekers on seven boats. They and the crew were taken to Christmas Island for further investigation.
Indonesia is now also facing what foreign minister Hassan Wirajuda calls "new phenomenon" following the arrival of around 400 Rohingyas in the country.
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"We are still coordinating with Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Immigration Office to secure consular access," second secretary of the Indonesian consulate in Darwin, Arvinanto Soeriaatmadja, said to ANTARA on Friday.
According to information collected by the consulate so far two of the eight who were now treated at Royal Darwin Hospital for serious burns were Indonesian nationals known by their identities as Beni from Bone, South Sulawesi, and Tahir M from Muncar, Banyuwangi, East Java, Arvinanto said.
Beni, Tahir and six others treated at the hospital were among 31 people who suffered burn injuries following an explosion at the boat carrying asylum seekers in the Australian waters.
"Based on information that we received Tahir's conditions were more serious than Beni's. If his conditions remained serious within 24 hours it was reported he would be referred to one of hospitals in Brisbane," he said.
Because it still had no access the Indonesian consulate in Darwin could not as yet be able to confirm the status of their nationality or their role in the boat. "Therefore we are hoping for good cooperation with all offices concerned in Australia," he said.
Earlier Australian minister of immigration and citizenship, Chris Evans as quoted by AAP said he could not as yet be able to tell about the cause of the explosion that killed three people and left three others gone missing.
Three Australian armed forces members who were escourting the boat with 47 people on board were reported to have also been injured in the incident.
A day before Australian media reported the asylum seekers were allegedly from Afghanistan but it failed to tell about the citizenship of the crew.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade however has already contacted the Indonesian embassy in Canberra about the incident.
The boat was caught by Australian warship HMAS Albany around two miles from Ashmore Islands on Tuesday. The explosion occured while the HMAS Albany was escorting the boat to Christmas Island on Thursday morning.
The boat was the sixth caught in the Australian waters. On April 8 a boat carrying 45 foreigners arrived on Christmas Island.
In dealing with cases of illegal immigrants and people smuggling the Australian government has cooperated with partner countries of the Asia Pacific region throguh the Bali Process forum of 42 countries.
The forum was initiated by Australia and Indonesis to strengthen committment of countries of origin, transit and destination countries of illegal immigrants to responding the crimes.
For the past few years Australia has been disturbed by the arrivals of boats carrying asylum seekers.
In 2008 the Australian security authorities caught 162 asylum seekers on seven boats. They and the crew were taken to Christmas Island for further investigation.
Indonesia is now also facing what foreign minister Hassan Wirajuda calls "new phenomenon" following the arrival of around 400 Rohingyas in the country.
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