
The Indonesian vessel referred to as SIEV Selwyn by Australian authorities was intercepted near Christmas Island on 11 June 1999. On board were eight smuggled migrants of Afghan who came to Australia to seek asylum, as well as four Indonesian crew. The four crew were later charged and convicted for their involvement in this venture.
The four crew of SIEV Selwyn were convicted and sentenced by a court in Western Australia some time in 1999. Further information about the criminal proceedings were not available at the time of writing.
Aceh Uloh and Iwan Handoyo were sentenced to 5 months imprisonment.
Asep Udin and Chandra Bako were sentenced to 3 months imprisonment.
The smuggled migrants were all granted protection visas.
Mr Uloh was one of the four crew on board SIEV Selwyn.
Mr Handoyo was one of the four crew on board SIEV Selwyn. He faced the same charge as Mr Uloh.
Mr Udin was one of the four crew on board SIEV Selwyn. He faced the same charge as the other co-accuseds.
Mr Bako was one of the four crew on board SIEV Selwyn. He faced the same as the other co-accuseds.
This entry was copied from The Migrant Smuggling Case Database, launched by the University of Queensland Migrant Smuggling Working Group in August 2013.