@bbcnews: Ruchira Ranasingha has been stuck in the Cook Islands for three years. She said she is desperate to go back to Sri Lanka and has even offered to go "handcuffed, bound and gagged". #CookIslands #SriLanka #AsylumSeeker #NewZealand #Australia #BBCNews

Nothing To Declare :

How does someone claim asylum on the grounds of debt? 🤨

Ama Chi Sei 🇮🇹🇦🇺 :

I have debts in the USA, who will give me asylum!

G Bb :

Why can I not claim asylum if my bank threatens me for debts

OwoTobi🇺🇸 ✓⃝ :

What is this cheat code?

Brendán :

She messed up but she wants to return to her home country and if she is willing to pay the cost for the flight then I’m sure they can arrange for airport staff to know her whereabouts. She can’t just leave the airport

shaun :

I think people are misunderstanding the debt part. she didnt get refuge due to a bank loan. it must have been loan sharks or organised criminals threatening her life.

Josh :

I got an overdraft with Santander can I do this?

eloisemaeknightley :

We can get asylum for debts we don’t want to pay?

Reena 🦉 :

Some Cruises go through cook island. May be able to join in on one

Troy :

I thought most immigrants leave their home country due wars, religious/political reasons but she left cos of unpaid debts?

Felixbln :

But there are Flights to Polynesia (France) ?

N A N Z :

The feasible way is for these countries to just let her go???? This is ridiculous and definitely only applies to people who don't have resource to fight.

. :

Nightmare really

zacc :

makes you wonder how many people the interpreters given advice too, and where he heard it from

ਵਲੈਤੀ ਪੰਜਾਬਣ sukh/ਸੁਖ :

All she has to goes to next island it’s just some miles away with boat I think so it’s called malgonia island there is flight to get to home

Jerudog :

NZ was smart then, not now

𝓝𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓾𝓶𝓪🌷🌹 :

Sri Lanka? Gurlll

Leeryan• :

Aleena :

Allah will bless all

jancii :

Someone needs to step in and help her

MissZuzie :

I missed the part on why she went to the Cook Islands

vin1six :

chipblock :

perhaps her mother and son can visit her where she is.

Oaklandron :

The advise was to get rid of her.

Malice Intended :

I wonder if that will work for me if I can't afford to pay off a bank loan.