WA: Alleged Tampa people smugglers to face trial tomorrow.

(From AAP News)

PERTH, Sept 15 AAP - Four Indonesians accused of trying to smuggle the so-called Tampa boatpeople to Australia will face trial tomorrow in the Perth District Court. The men - Bastian Disun, 33, Nordames Nordin, 32, Aldo Benjamin, 22, and Aksal Junus, 18 - have pleaded not guilty to facilitating the proposed entry to Australia of a group of five or more people. The alleged people smugglers and their 434 mostly Middle-Eastern passengers were rescued from their sinking vessel by the MV Tampa in August last year. The Norwegian container ship's rescue of the asylum seekers near Christmas Island sparked an international row when Australia refused to allow …