Indonesia rules out forcing asylum seekers off Oceanic Viking

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Updated October 29, 2009 20:22:04

Indonesia has ruled out the forcible removal of a separate group of 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers from an Australian customs vessel in Indonesia's north. The director of diplomatic security with the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Department says that even if the asylum seekers were removed from the ship outside Indonesian waters, they wouldn't be welcomed on an Indonesian ship. Dr Sujatmiko says the asylum seekers, onboard the Oceanic Viking in Tanjung Pinang, would be resupplied with food and water, supplies which are expected to run out by Sunday.

Presenter: Geoff Thompson, Indonesia correspondent
Speaker: Dr Sujatmiko, director of diplomatic security, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Department

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