学生デモ隊、ロヒンギャ難民を強制排除　インドネシア

【ジャカルタＡＦＰ＝時事】インドネシア最西端アチェ州の州都バンダアチェで２７日、ミャンマーのイスラム系少数民族ロヒンギャ難民１００人以上が収容されている一時保護施設に大学生数百人が押しかけ、ロヒンギャを強制的に立ち退かせた。（写真は、インドネシア西部アチェ州の州都バンダアチェで、ロヒンギャ難民が一時保護されている施設前でタイヤを燃やす学生たち）
　アチェ州沿岸には１１月中旬以降、１５００人以上のロヒンギャがボートで漂着しており、国連は過去８年間で最多の流入だと指摘している。地元住民に拒絶されたり、海に押し戻されたりしたケースもあるという。
　さまざまな大学の校章が付いたジャケットを着た学生たちは、ロヒンギャ１３７人が収容されていた公営ホールに突入した。
　ＡＦＰが確認した映像によると、学生たちは地元の入国管理局に対し、ロヒンギャを退去させミャンマーに強制送還するよう要求。「追い出せ」「アチェはロヒンギャを受け入れるな」とシュプレヒコールを上げた。中には難民の持ち物を蹴る学生もいた。
　涙を流すロヒンギャの女性や子どもや、顔を伏せ祈る男性の姿も映っていた。
　現場にいたＡＦＰの記者によると、デモ隊と、おびえるロヒンギャを警護していた警官隊とのもみ合いになったが、警官隊は最終的にデモ隊によるロヒンギャの排除を許可した。
　デモ隊はタイヤを燃やし、ロヒンギャを移動させるためのトラックを用意したという。ＡＦＰ記者によると、警察はロヒンギャをトラックに乗せるのを手伝った。ロヒンギャは近くにある別の政府施設へ移送された。
　ＡＦＰはバンダアチェ警察にコメントを求めたが、回答は得られていない。
　国連難民高等弁務官事務所（ＵＮＨＣＲ）は、この出来事は難民に衝撃とトラウマを残したと批判した。
　インドネシアは国連の難民条約に未加盟で、ミャンマーからの難民を受け入れる義務はないと主張。近隣諸国に対し、受け入れの負担を分かち合い、沿岸に到着したロヒンギャを再定住させるよう求めている。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/12/28-16:47）

Hundreds of university students in Indonesia's westernmost province stormed a temporary shelter for more than a hundred Rohingya refugees on Wednesday, forcing them to leave in the latest rejection of the persecuted Myanmar minority.
More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on the shores of Aceh province since mid-November in what the United Nations says is the biggest influx for eight years. Some of their boats have faced rejection by locals and in some cases have been returned to sea.
The students, many wearing jackets with different universities' insignias, entered a government function hall in the capital Banda Aceh where 137 Rohingya refugees were staying.
The students demanded they be moved to a local immigration office so they could be deported, according to footage seen by AFP.
It showed students chanting kick them out and reject Rohingyas in Aceh. The students were also seen kicking the Rohingyas' belongings.
Some women and children were in tears while men who had been praying looked to the ground.
The protesters were also involved in a scuffle with police who were guarding the frightened refugees but officers ultimately permitted their removal by the students, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
The students burned tyres and prepared trucks for the Rohingyas to be moved. Police helped them board before they were taken to another government office nearby, the AFP journalist observed.
Banda Aceh police did not respond to an AFP request for comment.
The UN refugee agency said the incident left refugees shocked and traumatised.
UNHCR remains deeply worried about the safety of refugees and calls on local law enforcement authorities for urgent action to ensure protection of all desperate individuals and humanitarian staff, it said in a statement.
The attack on refugees is not an isolated act but the result of a coordinated online campaign of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech against refugees.
Many Acehnese, who themselves have memories of decades of bloody conflict, are sympathetic to the plight of their fellow Muslims.
But others say their patience has been tested, claiming the Rohingyas consume scarce resources and occasionally come into conflict with locals.
We protested because we don't agree with the Rohingyas who keep coming here, Kholilullah, a 23-year-old university student who goes by one name, told AFP.
Indonesia is not a signatory to the UN refugee convention and says it cannot be compelled to take in refugees from Myanmar, calling instead on neighbouring countries to share the burden and resettle Rohingyas who arrive on its shores.