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Australian engineer Robert Pether leaving Iraq after five years

Original: Australian detained in Iraq returning home five years after arrest Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed that 51-yea

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed that 51-year-old Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq and is returning home, five years after his arrest. Pether was detained in Baghdad in 2021 on fraud charges and spent four years in prison, in a case that drew sustained criticism from his family and human rights advocates over claims of wrongful detention.

Why now: His release ends a long-running diplomatic case that supporters had pressed Australian governments to resolve.

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• Australian detained in Iraq returning home five years after arrest Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed that 51-year-old Australian engineer Robert Pether has finally left Iraq, after being imprisoned for four years. Pether was arrested on fraud charges in 2021 and has… · sbsfeed@rssfeed.media

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