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| Alleged people smuggler extradited from Indonesia to Australia | |
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| An alleged people smuggler accused of sending more than 200 asylum seekers to Australia has been extradited from Indonesia. | An alleged people smuggler accused of sending more than 200 asylum seekers to Australia has been extradited from Indonesia. |
| Ahmad Zia Alizadah, reported to be an Afghan national, is the ninth person extradited to face people smuggling charges in Australia since 2008. | Ahmad Zia Alizadah, reported to be an Afghan national, is the ninth person extradited to face people smuggling charges in Australia since 2008. |
| On Thursday Australian federal police flew him to Perth where he was expected to face court on Friday on 10 people smuggling offences from 2010. | |
| The immigration minister, Peter Dutton, said Alizadah was alleged to have smuggled more than 200 people on four vessels. | The immigration minister, Peter Dutton, said Alizadah was alleged to have smuggled more than 200 people on four vessels. |
| “This is a major operation,” he told ABC radio. “It is alleged that he accepted payments of up to $US10,000 per person.” | “This is a major operation,” he told ABC radio. “It is alleged that he accepted payments of up to $US10,000 per person.” |
| Alizadah was arrested in 2015 and Dutton said extradition proceedings between countries always took time. | |
| In a joint statement with the foreign minister, Julie Bishop, and the justice minister, Michael Keenan, he said the extradition showed the strength of the relationship between Australian and Indonesian police. | |
| The trio said Indonesian authorities had made a number of arrests for people smuggling offences and Australia appreciated Indonesia’s “determined efforts to bring people smugglers to justice”. | |
| “In reality, any attempt to reach Australia illegally by boat will fail, and we remain committed to pursuing the criminals organising these people smuggling ventures,” the ministers said. | “In reality, any attempt to reach Australia illegally by boat will fail, and we remain committed to pursuing the criminals organising these people smuggling ventures,” the ministers said. |
| They said it had been more than 1,000 days since a successful people smuggling venture reached Australia. | They said it had been more than 1,000 days since a successful people smuggling venture reached Australia. |