Yemen releases 21 Indonesian students<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Yemen government has released 21 Indonesian students but will
\ndeport 23 others in an unprecedented row over terrorism which is
\nfeared will disrupt diplomatic ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n
The release of Indonesians, who are studying Islam in a
\nuniversity in Tarim, Hadramaut came after a meeting between the
\nIndonesian ambassador to the Arab country, Yulwis Yatim, and
\nYemen Home Affairs Minister Maj. Gen. Mutahar Al-Masri on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Yulwis expressed his regret over the detention, which followed
\na move against terrorism in the country between November last
\nyear and January this year.<\/p>\n
\"On behalf of the Indonesian government, I deplore the
\ndetention because there was no prior notice to the Indonesian
\nembassy. According to international codes, the Yemen government
\nshould have informed us of the arrest three days after they were
\nmade. That's why we asked them to release the students,\" Yulwis
\nsaid as quoted by Antara in Sana'a.<\/p>\n
He also regretted the fact that the 44 Indonesian students
\nwere questioned without the presence of defense lawyers.<\/p>\n
\"As far as we observe, those students are not involved in
\neither political or terrorism activities,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Al-Masri told Antara that he did not expect the incident to
\naffect diplomatic ties between Sana'a and Jakarta.<\/p>\n
He said the arrest occurred because the country's police could
\nnot tell the Indonesians apart from other foreigners.<\/p>\n
He said 23 of the Indonesians would be deported since the
\nuniversities where they were studying at, in the provinces of
\nMa'reb and Sa'dah, were illegal. The two universities are run by
\nthe Darul Hadis foundation.<\/p>\n
But Al-Masri did not rule out a request from Yuswil that the
\nstudents could be moved to accredited universities in a bid to
\navoid deportation.<\/p>\n
The Yemen government also asked Indonesians wishing to study
\nthere to obtain approval from Jakarta and to register with
\nrecognized universities.<\/p>",
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