Indonesia will extradite three pedophile suspects, including an Australian Roman Catholic priest accused of abusing young boys, officials said Friday.
Benny Mamoto, the deputy head of Interpol Indonesia, said the men are among six foreigners who will be repatriated in coming weeks.
Australian Charles Barnett, a priest accused of having sexual contact with six children between 1970 and 1994, was detained near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, at the request of the Australian government.
Barnett, 67, worked as an English teacher and ran a clothing business in Indonesia for 12 years before he was picked up last year, officials at Interpol said. He will be escorted by police on a flight to southern Australia on Friday, Mamoto said.
A second pedophile suspect, Paul Callahan of Australia, will soon follow.
A third, Christian Burger of Switzerland, will serve a four-year prison sentence in France for pedophilia, Indonesian authorities said, without giving details.
Three other suspects are wanted on fraud or trafficking charges in South Korea, Iran and Australia. Iranian Hadi Ahmadia is said to have smuggled 900 migrants into Australia between 1999 and 2001.
Indonesia has an extradition treaty with Australia, but presidential decrees will be needed to deport the others.
