Govt provides legal aid to raid victims

Govt provides legal aid to raid victims

JAKARTA: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on
Wednesday that the government would provide legal aid to citizens
subjected to recent antiterrorist raids should they decide to sue
the Australian government.

He said, however, that up until now none of the victims had
expressed the intention to file a suit against the Australian
government for human rights violations.

According to him, the Indonesian government would also help
secure the release of belongings of students confiscated by
Australian police.

He added that the government would take firmer action to
defend Indonesians in the neighboring country because Indonesia
had more leverage than Australia in terms of security, trade, and
the fact that 19,000 Indonesian students were studying there.
--JP