Wednesday, 6 February 2019

Morrison writes to Thai PM after 'disturbed' to see Hakeem al-Araibi in shackles

Australian PM contacts Thai counterpart a second time over ‘upsetting’ images of refugee footballer arriving at court

The Australian government has renewed demands for the release of Hakeem al-Araibi after the Thai prosecutor publicly confirmed the government has the power to set him free, regardless of the extradition process.

On Monday the 25-year-old footballer from Melbourne, a Bahraini refugee, was remanded in prison for another two months after the Ratchadaphisek criminal court gave him 60 days to prepare a defence to Bahrain’s extradition request.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2GlDIFE

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