Asylum seekers refuse to leave Australian ship

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Updated October 28, 2009 14:31:35

As Indonesia's central government negotiates its way through the provincial disquiet the Oceanic Viking and its human cargo has provoked, it's also facing stubborn resistance from the asylum seekers themselves. Senior Jakarta-based official went aboard the Oceanic Viking yesterday, and he's told our Indonesia correspondent the Sri Lankans on board are refusing medical checks and have no intention of disembarking voluntarily.

Presenter:Geoff Thompson, Indonesia correspondent
Speakers: Sujatmiko, senior Indonesian Foreign Ministry official

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