McKim, who has been on Manus inspecting the living conditions for asylum seekers and refugees sent there by Australia, said multiple eyewitnesses and authorities had denied the immigration minister’s claims. Bolt’s account of what he watched largely supported the police and asylum seekers’ accounts but he suggested it still appeared suspicious. He said multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing the boy walk through the centre with asylum seekers and security and be given food. Asylum seekers also supported the authorities’ account of what sparked the shooting – an incident on a football field that escalated into violence. McKim visited Manus Island to investigate the conditions for asylum seekers and refugees sent there under Australia’s offshore processing policy.

Source: The Guardian May 04, 2017 03:00 UTC