AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2009
FED: Indonesia 'inhumane' on Tamil asylum seeker death
Indonesian authorities have been accused of acting without compassion following the
death of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker on Wednesday.
Friends have been barred from viewing GEORGE JACOB SAMUEL CHRISTIN's body in keeping
with Tamil customs .. while the body's repatriation has also been delayed without explanation.
One of almost 250 Tamils who have spent 11 weeks refusing to leave their boat moored
off the Indonesian coast .. the 29-year-old died of a suspected stomach infection after
allegedly being denied medical assistance.
A spokesman for the group says they fear the Indonesian government's rapidly losing
patience with them.
AAP RTV cj/tm
KEYWORD: BOAT INDON (CANBERRA)
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