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Manus Island detention centre to close, Papua New Guinea prime minister says
Source: The Guardian
Manus Island detention centre to close, Papua New Guinea prime minister says
Australian government will be asked to make alternative arrangements
after supreme court ruled detention regime was unconstitutional
Helen Davidson and Ben Doherty
Wednesday 27 April 2016 07.12 BST
The Manus Island immigration detention will close, and Australia must make new arrangements for the 850 asylum seeker and refugee men held there, the PNG prime minister, Peter O’Neill, has announced.
O’Neill’s announcement follows a ruling by the PNG supreme court on Tuesday that the detention of asylum seekers and refugees was illegal and unconstitutional, and it ordered the governments of Australia and PNG to immediately move to end the practise.
“Respecting this ruling, Papua New Guinea will immediately ask the Australian government to make alternative arrangements for the asylum seekers currently held at the regional processing centre,” O’Neill said.
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Australian government will be asked to make alternative arrangements
after supreme court ruled detention regime was unconstitutional
Helen Davidson and Ben Doherty
Wednesday 27 April 2016 07.12 BST
The Manus Island immigration detention will close, and Australia must make new arrangements for the 850 asylum seeker and refugee men held there, the PNG prime minister, Peter O’Neill, has announced.
O’Neill’s announcement follows a ruling by the PNG supreme court on Tuesday that the detention of asylum seekers and refugees was illegal and unconstitutional, and it ordered the governments of Australia and PNG to immediately move to end the practise.
“Respecting this ruling, Papua New Guinea will immediately ask the Australian government to make alternative arrangements for the asylum seekers currently held at the regional processing centre,” O’Neill said.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/apr/27/manus-island-detention-centre-to-close-papua-new-guinea-prime-minister-says
