Manus detainees seek witness protection Lawyers acting for asylum seekers who say they witnessed the killing of Reza Barati at the Manus Island detention centre in February have launched a High Court action to have them placed in protective custody in Australia. The asylum seekers, who are still to be interviewed by Papua New Guinea police investigating Mr Baratis death, say they have received death threats and fear for their safety while they remain in the centre. A writ issued on Wednesday also accuses the Australian and PNG governments of committing crimes against humanity by exposing asylum seekers to arbitrary and indefinite detention in tortuous, inhuman and degrading conditions. The action is aimed at securing the return of the asylum seekers to Australia for processing and preventing any more being sent to PNG. It will be vigorously defended by the Abbott government... Read more: smh.au/federal-politics/political-news/manus-detainees-seek-witness-protection-20140430-zr1vb.html#ixzz30PV5BNIx and abc.net.au/news/2014-04-30/manus-island-reza-berati-witness-protection-application/5421892
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:13:18 +0000
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