They are still being intensively interrogated by immigration officials, head of Jambi province`s immigration office, Marsudi, said here on Sunday.
Based on initial results of questioning the Afghans had left their country due to security conditions there.
They plan to go to a UN representative office in Jakarta to seek protection and possible resettlement in other countries.
"Generally people like them leave their countries because of security reasons and are hoping for protection and a political asylum," Marsudi said.
He said it was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHcR) that would determine whether or not they could be categorized as refugees.
Their handling later meanwhile would be carried out by the International Organization of Migration (IOM), he added.
"We are now still coordinating with the UN with regard to their planned dispatch to an Immigration Detention Center in Pekanbaru in the Riau province," he said.
The Directorate of General of Crime Investigation of Jambi Regional Police Command meanwhile had named to drivers of Putra Persada bus namely Asriadi and Erlis that carried the illegal immigrants suspects. They may be charged of violating law number 6 of 2011 on immigration.
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Reporter: Nanang Mairiadi
Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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