Indonesian children falsely jailed as adults by Australia have $27.5m compensation upheld
Federal court judge deems amount awarded to children imprisoned for people smuggling offences as ‘fair and reasonable’
The federal court has ruled that $27.5m in compensation for Indonesian children falsely imprisoned as adult people smugglers in Australia is “fair and reasonable”.
The Indonesian children, mainly from impoverished fishing villages, were intercepted and detained at the height of the former government’s attempts to deter asylum seeker boats between 2007 and 2013.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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