Indonesians to leave Australia

Indonesians to leave Australia

CANBERRA, Australia: A number of Indonesians who have obtained
Australian citizenship have expressed their intention to return
home due to security fears.

Amin Hady, chairman of the Forum for the Study of Information
and Islam, said in Sydney on Thursday the Indonesians were
willing to give up their Australian citizenship because they felt
frustrated and threatened by the Australian government's
suspicion of them.

"They have become uneasy in the wake of raids by the
Australian Security and Intelligence Office on the houses of
Indonesians," he said.

An Indonesian national has reportedly been fired from his job
simply because he was questioned by Australian security officers,
Hady said.

"We don't want to live here in fear and under suspicion. We
have never been involved in terrorism. Our loyalty to this
country has been ignored," said Hady, one of the Indonesians
whose home was raided. --Antara