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Australian engineer Robert Pether leaves Iraq after five years
Original: Australian engineer Robert Pether leaves Iraq after five-year ordeal
Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq, bringing an end to a five-year ordeal in the country. Pether had been detained in Iraq since 2021 over a dispute connected to a contract involving the country's central bank headquarters project, a case that drew sustained attention from Australian officials and human rights advocates. His departure marks the resolution of a case that strained ties and prompted repeated calls for his release.
Why now: News that a long-running detention case has finally ended will resonate with those who followed appeals for Pether's release.
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