Algerian attempting to swim from Timor Leste to Australia to be sent home

H. Abdel Rahman (centre) is questioned by Atambua immigration officers in Belu, East Nusa Tenggara. - Atambua-Immigration-Office

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): An Algerian national recently found adrift in the Timor Sea after attempting to swim to Australia from Timor Leste is to be sent back to his home country, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) authorities have confirmed.

The foreigner, identified as H. Abdel Rahman, is currently being held at the Atambua Immigration Office in Belu regency, NTT, where he has been detained since he was rescued by local fishermen in the waters of Malaka regency earlier this month.