Asylum seekers told to go to U.S.

Asylum seekers told to go to U.S.

KUPANG: East Timorese citizens who feel insecure or intimidated in their home country have been advised to seek political asylum in the United States or Australia, so they will not burden Indonesia.

"Unless the flow of asylum seekers from East Timor is stopped, the Indonesian government will have another headache," Carlos Fatima, vice chairman of the Timor Aswain Union for Human Rights and Legal Aid, said here on Saturday.

A group of 26 East Timorese recently entered East Nusa Tenggara seeking asylum, saying they faced intimidation in East Timor.

The 26 asylum seekers are now staying at the Belu Police station as the Indonesian and East Timorese governments discuss their case. --Antara