Australian arrested for alleged people smuggling
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 01/26/2011
The National Police announced Wednesday they had arrested an Australian citizen for allegedly smuggling illegal immigrants from Indonesia to Australia.
The man was identified as Haydar Khani and by several other aliases. Haydar was arrested in an apartment in Senayan, South Jakarta, on Tuesday.
National Police Headquarter spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said the police had been told about Haydar by his agents; Hasan Basri and Erwin.
"Hasan and Erwin are now being detained at the Bandung police office," Boy said.
He said Haydar had on six occasions organized the transportation of illegal migrants from Indonesian to Australia.
"However, on Dec 15 last year a boat carrying some of those illegal migrants crashed in bad weather. As many as 30 immigrants died, and the 42 others are now in Australia," Boy said.
He said the police would send a team of investigators to Australia next week to question the survivors of the boat wreck.
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