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Jakarta seeks answers on 'boat payment'

JAKARTA wants to know if the Australian navy paid people smugglers to turn their boat around and sail back into Indonesian waters.

Jakarta wants to know if the Australian navy paid people smugglers to turn their boat around.
Jakarta wants to know if the Australian navy paid people smugglers to turn their boat around.

INDONESIA'S foreign minister has asked Australia's ambassador to give an explanation on claims authorities paid a boat crew to return to Indonesian waters.

RETNO Marsudi approached Paul Grigson - who has just returned to Indonesia after his withdrawal over the executions of two citizens - at a conference in Jakarta on Saturday.

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