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From: Er-News (er_news@dehai.org)
Date: Thu Jun 02 2011 - 22:07:29 EDT
Diplomatic tit for tat over held WA skipper
Adrian Troy
Adrian Troy, skipper with WA Broome based Arrow Pearls, is being
detained in Eritrea (Arrow Pearls)
The Federal Government has imposed travel restrictions on the Consul
General of Eritrea after being refused access to a Broome skipper
detained in the African nation.
Five months after Western Australian pearling skipper Adrian Troy and
three British men were detained in Eritrea, the British and
Australian Governments have made their first move, imposing limited
sanctions.
The United Kingdom has barred Eritrean diplomats from travelling
outside London and the Australian Government has responded with
similar restrictions.
The Eritrean Consul General now cannot travel outside a 100 km radius
of Melbourne, without permission from the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The four men were arrested in December over what is believed to have
been a dispute with the Eritrean Navy.
The Federal Government says it will continue to push for consular
access until it is granted.
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