Kiribati, Oct. 29 -- A five member film crew from 60 Minutes Australia has been in detention in a hotel in Tarawa since Monday, for what government sources claim was false declaration by the team on arrival.

PACNEWS has been reliably informed the team arrived in Tarawa on a flight from Nadi on Monday and were immediately detained after they falsely declared that they were in Kiribati for a meeting.

"From my understanding the 60 Minutes crew is still in Tarawa and will return on their intended flight back on Thursday. They are however being detained due to their entry into the country under false pretences, a senior government official told PACNEWS.

The official who wished to remain anonymous said the Australian television crew was advi...