Barrister Ralph Bleechmore said he was gathering facts for veterans who wanted to know whether they could legally assist Kurds fighting against IsisA lawyer who went to Iraq on a fact-finding mission on behalf of Australian veterans says he was detained by the federal police before and after the journey in relation to offences under the controversial Foreign Fighters Act.
Ralph Bleechmore,an Adelaide-based barrister, said he was searched and questioned in an interview room by Australian police for nearly an hour at Adelaide airport before his departure to Iraqi Kurdistan on 23 October, and on his return was met by two Australian officers for an hour-and-a-half more of questioning on 11 November.
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Source: theguardian.com