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Indonesian court verdict in Rohingya human trafficking case

epaselect epa11390862 Rohingya national (L-R) Habibul Basyar and Bangladeshi national Anishul Haque face a trial court to announce a verdict in the Rohingya human trafficking case at Jantho district court, Aceh Besar, Indonesia, 05 June 2024. Three suspected Rohingya human smugglers were sentenced to 6 to 8 years in Jantho court, Aceh, Indonesia as they were proven to have violated Indonesian immigration law and human smuggling. Muhamman Amin was sentenced to 8 years, Habibul Basyar to 6 years and Anishul Haque to 6 years. The sentence was read out by the Panel of Judges at a conference at the Jantho District Court. The three defendants were convicted of smuggling 137 Rohingya refugees into Indonesia's Blang Ulam Coast, Mesjid Raya District in December 2023. According to UNHCR, almost 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Aceh since the beginning of November 2023 in several waves of voyages headed to Indonesia and Malaysia. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

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