James Madden; 2/7/09; (5 Items)
Eleven Indonesian men convicted of smuggling asylum-seekers into Australia will each spend a minimum three years in jail. The men, aged between 19 and 67, were crewmen on vessels picked up by Australian authorities between December 2008 and March this year. Appearing in the Perth District Court yesterday, eight of the men were sentenced to a maximum five years’ jail with a three-year non-parole period. The other three received a maximum five years’ and six months jail and will also be eligible for parole in three years.
