Sonya was told her rapist would ‘never be free’. Then a high court decision saw him released into the Brisbane community
Exclusive: A woman raped by one of the 80 people freed from immigration detention after a landmark court decision says there has been too much emphasis on the ‘victimhood of the perpetrators’
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When the man who raped Sonya at her work was released on parole, she was told he would “never be free in Australia” as he would be held indefinitely in immigration detention.
But on Saturday Queensland police called Sonya, telling her that her rapist, Mohammad Rafiq, would be released after the high court’s landmark decision last week that it is unlawful to hold those with no realistic prospect of deportation.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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