Indonesian have said they don't want Abbott turning back the boats.

Here is the hypocrisy, there is a Australian boat carrying pro-independence activists going to Indonesian Papua.

The commander of the Indonesian forces in Merauke, Brigadier General Edi Rahmayadi, on Thursday repeated previous warnings that the group would be turned around, saying there would be "no compromise".

"They cannot enter sovereign territory of our country as long as they don't have cleared document," Brig Gen Rahmayadi told AAP.

NOTICE the part about documents, Indonesia say they can turn the boat back because they don't have the correct documents BUT when Australia wants to turn around Indonesian boats with Indonesian crews full of economic refugees because they do not have the correct documents Indonesia suddenly say NO.

I hope in this instant Abbott tells Indonesia where to go, stick up for Australia.

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Brigadier General Edi Rahmayadi further said

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"They will not be taken to land. They will be expelled while they're on the sea."

"No compromise on that. They'll definitely not be taken to the land first."

This is what Abbott should be saying to Indonesia and pointing out the wording is exactly what they are using.

Further proof Indonesia is currupt.

Send them back by air and give them onward travel documents to their
home countries, they cannot stop them landing and if they refuse
to let them leave the aircraft, make a diplomatic incidence of it.
They could of course leave them in transit.

pro-independence activists going to Indonesian Papua.
Philip s,
They have decided not to proceed & are returning South. The decision saved a lot of unnecessary problems.

Indonesia has also rejected the scheme to pay people rewards for the prosecution of people smugglers.

My guess on this one is if caught they would start naming the high Government and police officials that they are paying bribes to.

Also they simply do not want the refugee so stopping the smugglers would leave them stuck with the so called refugees.