Two Indonesian men charged with people smuggling – Australia
Posted on December 10, 2009 by by valerirojas
I wonder how many people come into Australia illegally every year? Today, two Indonesian men were charged with people smuggling offences after the alleged attempt to bring 58 people to Australia.
A 50-year-old man and a 34-year-old man appeared in Perth Magistrates Court today.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) charged the men with one count of facilitating the bringing of non-citizens into Australia (of five or more people), contrary to Section 232A of the Migration Act 1958.
The men arrived on 12 October 2009 on a vessel that was intercepted by the Royal Australian Navy patrol boat HMAS Albany, operating under the control of Customs and Border Protection Command, north-west of Ashmore Island.
The two Indonesian men bring the total number of people charged by the AFP with people smuggling offences since September 2008 to 70.
The maximum penalty for people smuggling offences is 20 years imprisonment and/or $220,000.
