Added: Mar 9, 2010

From: ntdworldnews

Duration: 1:21

Indonesian police have sent 12 Afghan asylum seekers to immigration detention on Sunday morning. The police arrested the Afghan nationals in the port of Lampung before they embarked on a ferry headed for Jakarta. [Unidentified Asylum Seeker]: (male, English) (no title bar) "We wanted to go to Jakarta, and the U.N. in Jakarta. They take me in the road in Lampung and take me here. I don't know where is it. The head of the immigration office believes they are seeking refugee status with the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees. [Rudyanto, Head of Tanjung Pinang Immigration Office]: (male, Bahasa Indonesia) "They came to Indonesia, illegally. Usually Indonesia is only a transit point before going to the third country. (Reporter: How many of them?) 12. Last year, hundreds traveled illegally in boats hoping to find a better future in countries like Australia. The asylum seekers mostly come from war-ravaged countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, and they often travel through Indonesian waters.

Channel: News

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