Salvation Army worker is the main suspect of Asylum seeker killing
A PAPUA New Guinean Salvation Army worker has been identified as the main suspect behind the killing of Iranian asylum seeker Reza Barati at the Manus Island regional processing centre.
The Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison released the findings of an independent investigation into the February 16-18 events, which led to clashes and claimed the life of the Iranian and other asylum seekers suffering injury.
The investigation was led by Australian bureaucrat Robert Cornall, who was previously the secretary for the Department of Attorney General.
Speaking at a press conference in Canberra yesterday, Mr Morrison said the investigation covered 300 asylum seekers as well as security staff and Australian cabinet ministers.
All the information that was obtained as part of the investigation was passed on to the PNG Government in a joint ministerial meeting two weeks ago in Port Moresby.
"All information that has been obtained in the course of conducting this review has been handed over to the government of PNG and the relevant authorities, that was done two weeks ago as part of the bilateral meeting process that we are engaged in and that was done by Mr Cornall directly with the Attorney General of Papua New Guinea as well as the Minister for Immigration and Foreign Affairs," he said.
PNG authorities have confirmed receiving the report from the Australian government and will soon be acting on its 13 recommendations.
The report concluded that the events of February 16-18 were triggered by anger among asylum seekers at being brought to PNG, anger at the Australian government’s policy to resettle them in PNG and not Australia, and other frustrations.
The Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison released the findings of an independent investigation into the February 16-18 events, which led to clashes and claimed the life of the Iranian and other asylum seekers suffering injury.
The investigation was led by Australian bureaucrat Robert Cornall, who was previously the secretary for the Department of Attorney General.
Speaking at a press conference in Canberra yesterday, Mr Morrison said the investigation covered 300 asylum seekers as well as security staff and Australian cabinet ministers.
All the information that was obtained as part of the investigation was passed on to the PNG Government in a joint ministerial meeting two weeks ago in Port Moresby.
"All information that has been obtained in the course of conducting this review has been handed over to the government of PNG and the relevant authorities, that was done two weeks ago as part of the bilateral meeting process that we are engaged in and that was done by Mr Cornall directly with the Attorney General of Papua New Guinea as well as the Minister for Immigration and Foreign Affairs," he said.
PNG authorities have confirmed receiving the report from the Australian government and will soon be acting on its 13 recommendations.
The report concluded that the events of February 16-18 were triggered by anger among asylum seekers at being brought to PNG, anger at the Australian government’s policy to resettle them in PNG and not Australia, and other frustrations.
PNG Toda / Post Courier
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