Whatever the spin or obfuscation, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison cannot avoid a glaring fact. Australia has condemned those seeking asylum to a country where it cannot - and has not - been able to guarantee them safety. Whatever the blame Morrison wishes to attach to those who broke out of the Manus Island detention centre, the stark reality is that one of them was killed, another had his skull fractured, at least one was shot, more than a dozen were seriously injured, and all up, 77 were injured - most with head wounds. Advertisement It seems to be the case, though not entirely clear, that most of those injuries and very likely the death were at the hands of Papua New Guinea police. Australia has no control over a foreign nations police in their own country. It does, however, under the UN Refugees Convention, have a responsibility to protect, as best it can, those under its care. And what did it offer between a restless and tension-filled group of asylum seekers and a foreign police force over which it has no control? A wire fence. Read more: smh.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/the-bottom-line-is-simple-australia-put-these-people-at-risk-20140218-32yl5.html#ixzz2tivNiWBq
Posted on: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:36:04 +0000
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