Fact sheet
Fact Check: Does Indonesia have to take asylum seekers rescued by the Australian Navy?
Publisher
Asylum seekers
Liberal Party of Australia
Indonesia
Description
Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims that under "normal international law", if asylum seeker boats are rescued in a country's search and rescue zone, that country has an obligation to take them.
Verdict: Overreach
Publication Details
Copyright:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2013
License type:
All Rights Reserved
Post date:
26 May 2020
