22 Illegal Immigrants Sent To Detention Center

Jambi (Antara Bali) - A total of 22 illegal immigrants from  Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq processed by the Jambi immigration office will be sent to the Pekanbaru immigration detention center.

Head of the Jambi Immigration Office Mat Salim said here Tuesday he has processed the 22 illegal immigrants who have been held by the Jambi Police Office on Sunday.

"We have processed and today the 22 illegal immigrants will be sent to the Pekanbaru detention center," he said.

He said the illegal immigrants wished to seek and asked for protection or political asylum from Australia, because a war is going on in their country.

Then the Pekanbaru immigration will hand them to the  organization handling the immigrants, who will be repatriated or proceed to their destination where they wished to become Australian citizens.(IGT)