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October 7th, 2011 
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Australia’s ambassador to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, is expected to sit down tomorrow with the parents of a 14-year-old facing drug charges in Bali.
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd told reporters in Sydney today that Mr Moriarty had been ordered to Denpasar as a matter of urgency.
He is expected to arrive first thing tomorrow morning.
Mr Rudd said the boy was sleeping in his own cell and police authorities had made it possible for his father to sleep in an office immediately next to the cell, for which Mr Rudd thanked Indonesian authorities.
The parents had been able to give the boy food and he was eating well, he said.
“At present we have no basis for concerns for his health or his welfare.”
Mr Rudd said consular officers would continue to press for appropriate care for the boy while he remained in detention “and for his early release”.
“We therefore do not have concern for his health or welfare, though of course we monitor this very, very closely,” he said.
It was a complex matter, Mr Rudd said.
“It may take quite a while to resolve – everyone just needs to adjust to that reality,” he said.
“We are dealing with another country’s legal system and we must respect the legal systems in which we operate, and therefore we should not be in the business of expecting any immediate resolution.
“We must all be patient and work within Indonesian legal processes.”
The boy has been held in custody in Indonesia since Tuesday afternoon after allegedly being caught with several grams of marijuana.
Mr Rudd said he’d had a good telephone conversation with the boy’s father, who in his opinion was “handling this very well”.
“It’s a difficult situation,” he said.
Mr Rudd said that under Indonesian law the boy’s age would be taken into consideration.
Australia would continue to monitor the situation carefully, he said.
There was no indication how long he might remain in custody.
Mr Rudd again urged Australians to “be patient” and let the processes work through.
“This is a time for calm heads, cool hearts,” he said.
Mr Rudd said it was Australia’s job to ensure the boy’s health and well-being to the greatest extent possible, and to ensure he had proper legal representation.
“Also, that our Indonesian friends are aware of the importance that we attach to the case, as we would do in any country in the world to ensure that the proper legal rights of a minor were being observed.”
The objective was to get the boy home but as soon as possible but no one should assume his release would happen overnight, he said.
“We have no guarantee of any outcome here, we are going to work very carefully through Indonesian processes.”
AAP
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