Iming-iming Rp650 Million, 3 Crew Members Rote Ndao NTT Nekat Bring 13 Iraqi Citizens Enter Australia

Police along with a number of Iraqi immigrants (Photo: VIA ANTARA)

The NTT Regional Police stated that three crew members (ABK) from Papela Village, Rote Ndao Regency, admitted that they were promised Rp650 million if they managed to bring 13 Iraqi foreigners into Australia. "Based on the results of the interim examination of the 3 crew members, it is known that they are lured by each person for Rp. 50 million," said Head of Public Relations of the NTT Police, Kombes Ariasandy, in Kupang, Antara, Thursday, December 15. This was conveyed in connection with the arrest of 13 foreigners from Iraq along with three crew members of the ship that were stranded in the waters of Rote Ndao. Based on the chronology told by the crew, it was known that on Saturday last week the three crew members from Papela Rote Village met with three crew members from Sulawesi who brought immigrants and handed over boats and immigrants to the crew from Papela. After handing over the immigrants, on Sunday, December 11, they left for Australia by escorting the immigrants. On Tuesday morning the ship they were traveling in was caught by Australian water police on Ahsmore Island, known as Pasir Island by Indonesian fishermen. After being arrested, immigrants were transferred to an Australian ship called Rushani to rest, because the ship used to cross national borders had been secured and burned by Australian Customs. Then on Tuesday, December 12 at around 22.00 WITA, the crew from Papela together with the migrants were dispatched by the Australian authorities to return to Indonesian waters. He added that from the results of the examination of the 13 foreigners from Iraq, it was also known that they did not have immigration documents such as Passport or Visa. Until now, the 13 foreigners from Iraq are still at the Rote Ndao Police Station for further handling. Here are the names of the 13 immigrants: 1. Mushin Hassan (male) 2. Ilham Haji (female) 3. Bnyat Khdhir (male) 4. Mond Khdhir (male) 5. Abdulbaqi Abdulbaqi Hasan (male) 6. Renas Gohdar Ali (female) 7. Anahi Abdulbaqi Abdulbaqi (female) 8. Dlsher Khder (male) 9. Rezhan Palih (female) 10. Limas Dlsher (female) 11. Ahmed Sdeek Omar (male) 12. Zherwan Hussen (male) 13. Beston Mohamd Ali (male)