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Australia charges Indonesians for human smuggling
Two Indonesians were charged on Friday with human smuggling after they were caught ferrying 14 refugees on their boat, Australian police said.
- Agencies
- Published: 10:33 October 17, 2008
Canberra: Two Indonesians were charged on Friday with human smuggling after they were caught ferrying 14 refugees on their boat, Australian police said.
The 58-year-old captain and a crew member were caught near the Timor Sea on October 6 with 14 mostly Afghan asylum seekers on board their boat.
"It will be alleged in court that the captain and crew member were part of an attempted people-smuggling venture that originated in Indonesia," police said in a statement.
The pair were to appear in a Perth court on Monday. If found guilty they face a maximum jail sentence of 20 years.
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