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Indonesia to deport 15 Filipinos over ocean protest
Agence France-Presse | 05/12/2009 5:15 PM
JAKARTA - Indonesia will deport 15 Philippine activists on Tuesday
after they held a protest with local fisherman near the venue of a
global conference on ocean conservation, officials said.
Police broke up the demonstration Monday at a beach near Manado,
Sulawesi island, where the World Oceans Conference is under way this
week.
"They didn't have any permits from police to stage a rally,"
immigration ministry official Pramela Pasaribu told Agence France-
Presse.
The activists were calling for more involvement of local stakeholders
in the five-day conference, which has gathered senior officials and
experts from 70 countries, she said.
Eleven men and four women from the Philippines will be sent home later
Tuesday.
Rally spokesman Riza Damanik said the protest was peaceful and was
held about an hour's drive from the conference venue.
"Coastal communities and fishermen are the most vulnerable to the
impact of climate change. They should be involved in this conference
in order to get a better result," he said.
as of 05/12/2009 5:15 PM
Agence France-Presse | 05/12/2009 5:15 PM
JAKARTA - Indonesia will deport 15 Philippine activists on Tuesday
after they held a protest with local fisherman near the venue of a
global conference on ocean conservation, officials said.
Police broke up the demonstration Monday at a beach near Manado,
Sulawesi island, where the World Oceans Conference is under way this
week.
"They didn't have any permits from police to stage a rally,"
immigration ministry official Pramela Pasaribu told Agence France-
Presse.
The activists were calling for more involvement of local stakeholders
in the five-day conference, which has gathered senior officials and
experts from 70 countries, she said.
Eleven men and four women from the Philippines will be sent home later
Tuesday.
Rally spokesman Riza Damanik said the protest was peaceful and was
held about an hour's drive from the conference venue.
"Coastal communities and fishermen are the most vulnerable to the
impact of climate change. They should be involved in this conference
in order to get a better result," he said.
as of 05/12/2009 5:15 PM
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