RIOTS in Nauru are expected to have caused tens of millions of dollars worth of damage after asylum seekers destroyed buildings in chaotic scenes overnight. Fire destroyed many of the detention facility's buildings, including the 616-room accommodation block. 'A spokeswoman for the Department of Immigration said the massive damage bill was caused by 150 of the centre's 545 residents. There remains 129 asylum seekers in the watch house of the Nauru police station after the country passed legislation overnight to enable police to hold people of interest to their investigations for up to seven days without being charged, the spokeswoman said. "The ringleaders apprehended at the site will be questioned by police about allegations of property damage, destruction of property and riotous behaviour. If ultimately convicted of these charges under Nauru law, the penalty is one to seven years jail,'' she said. "The Nauru Secretary of Justice and Border Control has said Nauru will prosecute people to the full extent of the law.'''
Hope they enjoy their time in genuine Nauru detention - not the comfortable place they just burned down. Good news is that some were thumped by Nauru's citizens....
