Hakeem Al-Araibi had gone to Thailand for a holiday with his wife when he was detained at Bangkok airport in November. “Australia is concerned by the ongoing detention of Mr Hakeem Ali Al-Araibi and calls for his immediate return to Australia,” Payne said. “Mr Al-Araibi was granted permanent residency by the Australian government in 2017 in recognition of his status as a refugee. He fled to Australia in 2014 and was granted refugee status in November 2017. Al-Araibi has been critical of the Bahraini government, speaking about an incident where he was allegedly tortured by Bahraini authorities in 2012.

Source: The Guardian December 09, 2018 02:43 UTC