AAP General News (Australia)
01-15-2004
Fed: Nauru govt imprisoning asylum seekers, not Australia
By Heather Gallagher
MELBOURNE, Jan 15 AAP - The Nauruan government, not Australia, was detaining almost
300 asylum seekers on the island nation, a barrister for the federal government told the
Victorian Supreme Court today.
The argument is in response to a writ claiming the 290 detainees were unlawfully imprisoned.
It seeks their release and claims unspecified damages on their behalf.
Acting solicitor-general Henry Burmester QC, for the Commonwealth, argued that because
the asylum seekers were being held by Nauru, there was …
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