“Australia’s “illegal” seizure of documents from a Canberra-based lawyer acting for Timor-Leste falls short of the high standards expected of a nation with considerable international standing, the International Court of Justice has been told. Timor-Leste’s representatives used their opening submissions to the court in The Hague to denounce the raid by Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio), arguing national security interests were “not some magic wand” that allowed a country to wave away its obligations under international law. The International Court of Justice has set aside three days to hear the dispute between Timor-Leste and Australia over the fate of documents seized by Asio on 3 December. Australia’s attorney general, George Brandis, issued warrants to search addresses in Canberra “on the grounds that the documents contained intelligence related to security matters”.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 02:25:42 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015