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Noori’s ordeal could have been less
THE LAWYER representing Australia’s longest serving immigration detainee says his client’s ordeal may have been shorter if Australia had appropriate forums to deal with the war crimes…
Lawyers Weekly
THE LAWYER representing Australia’s longest serving immigration detainee says his client’s ordeal may have been shorter if Australia had appropriate forums to deal with the war crimes allegations the case turned on.
“Administrative procedures are not well suited to assessing evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity,” he said.
“Neither the government departments, the lawyers nor the decision makers have the training or background to deal with such complex matters properly.”
Vincent said the case possibly “wouldn’t have gone as far as it did” if the evidence had been heard by a court more experienced in war crimes and under a stronger standard for assessing the allegations.
See Mark Vincent’s full report on p26
