Aussie deports fishermen

Aussie deports fishermen

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Australia has deported another 104
Indonesian fishermen who were apprehended for poaching in its
territorial waters.

They landed here on Saturday, the official Antara news agency
reported yesterday.

Lukman Hakim, head of local social services office said
yesterday that most of the deportees came from Roti Island.
Others are from the Kupang regency, the Alor regency and from
Sulawesi.

He said that another group of 100 fishermen are expected to
return sometime this week. Many of the deportees had been
arrested by Australian authorities for the same offense before,
he added. (mds)