Repatriation of castaways delayed by lack of documents
21 Jun 2010, 6:22 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police Sergeant Abdul Muhusin has said police are holding 25 castaways in police custody in Dhoonidhoo, while waiting for their respective countries to identify them and provide necessary documents.
Muhusin said that all the castaways would be repatriated when they are identified by their countries.
”The latest castaways (six Somalians) who were rescued on May 16 are currently being kept in Dhoonidhoo custodial,” Muhusin said. ”They were brought there after they were discharged from hospital.”
Muhusin said that many of the castaways carried no passport or identity cards, or any document clarifying who they were and where they were from.
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