Barokah
This page contains links to news articles, government statements, FOI documents and other information concerning Barokah, the asylum seeker vessel that foundered about 40 nautical miles off Prigi beach on 17 December 2011 with the loss of an estimated 200 lives. Barokah is the worst asylum seeker drowning incident in terms of number of lives lost since SIEVX.
23 March 2012: Mass burial of Barokah victims more than 3 months after the sinking; Photo: Robertus Pudyanto
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES MEDIA STATEMENTS & NOTICES
- Screen grab of BASARNAS website ~ 18 December 2011
- Jason Clare, Sinking of a boat off Indonesian coast ~ Doorstop, 18 December 2011
- Jason Clare, Interview with Luke Grant ~ 19 December 2011
- Jason Clare, Interview with Stuart Bocking ~ 19 December 2011
- Jason Clare, Interview with ABC News Breakfast, ABC News 24 ~ 19 December 2011
- Jason Clare, Press Conference ~ 19 December 2011
- Jason Clare with Negus & Corbell, Joint Press Conference ~ 5 July 2012
- Anthony Seebach, National Manager, Border Strategies and Priorities Branch, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to Marg Hutton ~ 1 February 2012
- Keenan&Dutton, Extradition of alleged people smuggler - a win against the evil trade ~ Media Release, 13 August 2015
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MEDIA COVERAGE
- Tom Allard, Australian sought over boat sinking ~ SMH, 30 December 2011
- Peter Alford & Paul Maley, Boat tragedy linked to smuggling mastermind ~ Australian, 19 December 2011
- Matt Brown, Refugee drownings reveal mistreatment and military involvement ~ 7.30, ABC, 17 January 2012
- Debbie Guest, Visa provides safety for disaster survivor ~ Australian, 7 August 2012
- Jess Hill, Asylum seekers: Drowning on our watch, ABC, Background Briefing, 1 September 2013 (audio)
- Natalie O'Brien, Lives lost after rescue plea denied ~ Canberra Times, 8 July 2012
- George Roberts, Asylum seekers recall boat sinking ~ AM, 20 December 2011
- Cucuk Tonartono, Survivors recall horror of Indonesia boat disaster ~ AFP, 20 December 2011
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ARTICLES ON ARRESTS & PROSECUTIONS OF SMUGGLERS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN ORGANISING THE VOYAGE
- Indonesian soldier jailed for people-smuggling ~ AAP 24 September 2012
- Michael Bachelard, Accused denies knowledge of people smuggler charges against him~ SMH, 8 May 2013
- Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Soldiers face jail and dismissal for alleged role in people smuggling~ Jakarta Post, 15 February 2012
- Crouch & Missbach, Trials of People Smugglers in Indonesia 2007-2012~ CILIS, 2013
- Indra Harsaputra, Soldiers jailed for people smuggling ~ Jakarta Post, 29 September 2012
- George Roberts, Bodyguard accused of role in deadly boat voyage ~ ABC News, 12 September 2012
- George Roberts, Indonesian soldier jailed for people smuggling ~ ABC News, 24 September 2012
- George Roberts, Indonesia jails four soldiers for people-smuggling ~ ANN, 28 September 2012
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DOCUMENTS RELEASED UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI)
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