AUSTRALIA GOVT APOLOGIZED TO SOLOMON ISLAND FOR UNFORTUNATE ACTION OF THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AGAINST PRIME MINISTER TO UNDERGO AN EXPLOSIVE BODY SEARCH AT THE AIRPORT AS HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE EXEMPT FROM THIS SEARCH BEING THE PRIME MINISTER OF SOLOMON ISLAND 20th August 2013 HONIARA, Solomon Islands --- The Australian Government has apologised for the unfortunate action taken by the Australian immigration officers against Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo to undergo an explosive body search over the weekend. Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Matt Anderson expressed his government’s regret to Prime Minister Lilo following the incident which was conducted at the Brisbane airport when PM and his delegation arrived from Indonesia Saturday Morning to attend the Black Birding anniversary celebration at Bundaberg. Anderson on Monday in response expressed regret for any embarrassment or inconvenience this incident may have caused to Prime Minister Lilo and his delegation during the aviation security screening at Brisbane Airport on Saturday morning. He said Solomon Islands Prime Minister Lilo should have been exempted from the random explosive trace detection test. “We are working with relevant Australian Government agencies to understand what happened, and ensure that breaches of dignity do not occur again. “The Australian Government takes very seriously its obligations and responsibilities under international and domestic law to protect foreign dignitaries from harassment or impairment of their dignity. The news of the incident came out yesterday it has sparked much discussion and debate in the Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) Facebook page, a page that is being accessed world-wide by some 4,400 members.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:02:37 +0000
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