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BENGKULU POLICE NAB 34 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM AFGHANISTAN, IRAN
Bengkulu, June 12 (ANTARA) - Bengkulu city police on Friday caught 34 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan and Iran at Pondok Kelapa beach in Bengkulu Tengah district and will pass them on to immigration later, a spokesman said.
The 34 aliens who included one woman told the police they were in Indonesia just on transit to Australia, Bengkulu city police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Agung Setya said.
"But by not being in possession of all the required papers, they have violated Indonesia's immigration law," he said, adding 15 of them had papers issued by the United Nations agency for refugee affairs (UNHCR) and one carried a passport.
Setya said the illegals also appeared to have been victims in a human trafficking operation. "We are also trying to find out who was behind their exit from their countries and transportation to Indonesia," he said.
The group was for the time being kept at the main station of the Bengkulu city police but would be moved to another accommodation soon. Police would also contact the regional immigration office and the UNHCR representative in Jakarta.
Setya said the 34 aliens were arrested while they were in a fisherman's boat manned by two Indonesians who were also taken into custody.
One of the illegals, named Yunus who spoke fluent English, told police they were forced to leave Afghansitan because of the war raging there.
He said they had agreed to pay US$2,000.- per person to some Indonesian fishermen who would take them to Australia by boat.***5***
The 34 aliens who included one woman told the police they were in Indonesia just on transit to Australia, Bengkulu city police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Agung Setya said.
"But by not being in possession of all the required papers, they have violated Indonesia's immigration law," he said, adding 15 of them had papers issued by the United Nations agency for refugee affairs (UNHCR) and one carried a passport.
Setya said the illegals also appeared to have been victims in a human trafficking operation. "We are also trying to find out who was behind their exit from their countries and transportation to Indonesia," he said.
The group was for the time being kept at the main station of the Bengkulu city police but would be moved to another accommodation soon. Police would also contact the regional immigration office and the UNHCR representative in Jakarta.
Setya said the 34 aliens were arrested while they were in a fisherman's boat manned by two Indonesians who were also taken into custody.
One of the illegals, named Yunus who spoke fluent English, told police they were forced to leave Afghansitan because of the war raging there.
He said they had agreed to pay US$2,000.- per person to some Indonesian fishermen who would take them to Australia by boat.***5***
