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        "msgid": "egyptian-jailed-for-immigration-violations-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-09-05 00:00:00",
        "title": "Egyptian jailed for immigration violations",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Egyptian jailed for immigration violations Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court sentenced an alleged people smuggler on Wednesday to six months in jail for entering the country illegally. Defendant Mootaz Attia Mohammad Hasan, alias Jhon, who allegedly organized an ill-fated shipment of hundreds of Middle Eastern refugees bound for Australia last year, said he was still considering whether to appeal.",
        "content": "<p>Egyptian jailed for immigration violations<\/p>\n<p>Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n<p>The South Jakarta District Court sentenced an alleged people<br>\nsmuggler on Wednesday to six months in jail for entering the<br>\ncountry illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Defendant Mootaz Attia Mohammad Hasan, alias Jhon, who<br>\nallegedly organized an ill-fated shipment of hundreds of Middle<br>\nEastern refugees bound for Australia last year, said he was still<br>\nconsidering whether to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>\"I will think about it,\" said the Egyptian, who is also known<br>\nas Abu Quassey.<\/p>\n<p>The sentence was in accordance with the recommendation made by<br>\nchief prosecutor Tarsono last week.<\/p>\n<p>According to the court, Mootaz was guilty of violating Article<br>\n53 of Law No. 9\/1992 on immigration, which carries a maximum<br>\npenalty of six years imprisonment and a Rp 30 million fine.<\/p>\n<p>Presiding Judge Rohendi told the court that the defendant, who<br>\nwas arrested on Nov. 4 last year, was guilty of entering the<br>\ncountry illegally as the Immigration Directorate had declared him<br>\na persona non grata until Feb. 2, 2002.<\/p>\n<p>The court ordered Mootaz, who has been detained by the<br>\nimmigration authorities for over 10 months, to serve his sentence<br>\nbefore being deported.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old was allegedly responsible for the deaths of<br>\n374 of the 418 Iraqis on board an unseaworthy vessel that sank<br>\nnear Christmas Island. The boat was attempting to smuggle its<br>\nhuman cargo to Australia from Lampung.<\/p>\n<p>The incident led to increased tension between Indonesia and<br>\nAustralia.<\/p>\n<p>But the state said it was unable to charge Mootaz with people<br>\nsmuggling due to lack of legislation on the issue, even though<br>\nMootaz was arrested for his alleged involvement in the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia has long been a favorite transit point for boat<br>\npeople heading to Australia and the United States due of its vast<br>\nterritory and slack border controls.<\/p>",
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