| Boat carrying 56 people arrives after Prime Minister Rudd calls for Indonesia's help failed |
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rud's decision to call in the Indonesian Navy to repel a boatload of 260 asylum-seekers at the weekend has failed to deter another boat that was intercepted by Border Protection Command last night. There were 56 passengers, including two young children, and two crew on board. They will now be taken to Christmas Island for processing.
Kevin Rudd and DFAT without addressing the root cause of the issue lavishly spending tax payer money through advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi in southern part of Sri Lanka where main cause of the migration is due to the war savvy mentality of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and imprisonment of more 250,000 tamils in UN funded camps said an aid worker. “First of all the Australian government makes no apologies whatsoever for deploying the most hardline measures necessary to deal with problems of illegal immigration into Australia,” Mr Rudd told ABC Radio today. “People-smuggling is not just an issue for Australia - it is a global and regional problem,” he said. “Situations around the world mean that large numbers of displaced persons are looking for settlement in stable, democratic nations such as Australia, and can be targeted by, and fall prey to, people-smugglers.” “Since September 2008, the AFP has charged 48 people with offences under the Migration Act 1958, including 44 alleged crew members and four alleged Australian-based organisers. These offences attract a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment.” Mr O'Connor said. |
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