Vic: African stowaways claim refugee status
MELBOURNE, Jan 21 AAP - Two African stowaways have claimed refugee status after arrivingin Geelong on a bulk carrier at the weekend.
The men left the ship and were taken to a detention centre after meeting with lawyersfrom Melbourne's Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre.
"It was necessary for us to attend the ship to get instructions from them," lawyerDavid Manne told AAP.
He said the men were claiming they had a well-founded fear of persecution if they returnedto their homelands.
Mr Manne, who would not divulge any personal details of the men, said they had lodgeda claim for …
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