Indonesian officers 'helped' asylum seekers

By Michael Bachelard, Jakarta
July 19 2012 - 3:00am
A boat arriving at Cocos Island yesterday carrying 55 asylum seekers, including a woman and three children.
A boat arriving at Cocos Island yesterday carrying 55 asylum seekers, including a woman and three children.

FIVE Indonesian military officers have been arrested as they helped 45 asylum seekers make their way to a boat headed for Christmas Island.

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