Kupang (Antara Bali) - Australian government has repatriated a total of 51 fishermen hailing from the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) after being detained since last year, police said.
The NTT's police public relations officer Febrina Ida Pello said that the fishermen were repatriated on Thursday through the El Tari Kupang airport.
"There are 51 fishermen arrived at the airport after flying Lion Air, but only two were identified as the other ones mingled with other passengers," she said.
The two fishermen, identified as Asrol Doro and Andri Giri still undergo investigation, before their departure to their village in Rote Island, she said.
According to the two fishermen, the Australian police accused them to have entered the Australian waters and nabbed them in September 2012. (IGT)
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The NTT's police public relations officer Febrina Ida Pello said that the fishermen were repatriated on Thursday through the El Tari Kupang airport.
"There are 51 fishermen arrived at the airport after flying Lion Air, but only two were identified as the other ones mingled with other passengers," she said.
The two fishermen, identified as Asrol Doro and Andri Giri still undergo investigation, before their departure to their village in Rote Island, she said.
According to the two fishermen, the Australian police accused them to have entered the Australian waters and nabbed them in September 2012. (IGT)
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