Wrongfully detained Aussie to get payout
2/5/08
The federal government has cut a compensation deal with an Australian man wrongfully held in immigration detention for more than eight months. Immigration Minister Chris Evans said he welcomed a NSW Supreme Court decision to approve the settlement for the man, known only as Mr T, who was unlawfully detained by the department on three occasions between 1999 and 2003. Officials suspected Mr T was an unlawful non-citizen, but later found him to be an Australian citizen. Mr T was compensated for mental and physiological suffering during the eight-and-a-half months he spent in detention, Senator Evans said. “This was obviously a very traumatic experience for Mr T and we hope this settlement will now enable him to move forward with his life”, he said.
See: http://news.theage.com.au/wrongfully-detained-aussie-to-get-payout/20080502-2aa8.html
Tags: Australia, Human Rights, Refugees & Migrants