Foxtrot residents told to leave ‘immediately’ as detainees fear Papua New Guinea government will resort to ‘force and violence’ as fraction of rolling closureRefugees and asylum seekers own been forced out of one of the largest compounds of the Manus Island immigration detention centre and threatened with arrest as fraction of the rolling closure of the facility.
A letter,seen by Guardian Australia, informs those who are in the Foxtrot compound that they own until the finish of Tuesday to vacate. Immigration officials and police were also seen visiting refugees and asylum seekers to inform them verbally, and one detainee said. Related: Dutton agreed to consider asylum resettlement in Australia,UN official says Related: Offshore detention cost taxpayers $5bn in four years – and asylum seekers remain in limbo Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com