Australia/Timor Leste: PM leaves door open to dropping spy case

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July 5, 2019

The government has been urged to drop its prosecution of Witness K and lawyer Bernard Collaery.

The former president of East Timor, Xanana Gusmao, has urged the federal government to abandon its prosecution against a former spy known as Witness K and Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery.

 

“These are matters that obviously get considered within the government and with the attorney-general,” Mr Morrison told ABC radio on Friday.

 

“Based on that advice, we’ll continue to consider all those matters very cautiously.”

 

The pair are charged with exposing an Australian spying operation against East Timor.

 

Mr Gusmao, who is now a senior minister, has described the charges as an injustice.

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https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/6258557/pm-leaves-door-open-to-dropping-spy-case/?cs=9397

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/xanana-gusmao-urges-australian-government-to-drop-charges/11280914

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jun/05/witness-k-lawyer-say-raids-show-australia-is-becoming-oppressive-democracy

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jun/06/whistleblower-protections-a-sham-says-lawyer-whose-leaks-led-to-abc-raids?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/05/30/witness-k-bernard-collaery-abc/

https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/witness-k-and-foreign-interference-hypocrisy

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jul/27/national-security-being-used-to-stifle-public-interest-journalism-former-judges-warn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Collaery

 

https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/portuguese/en/audiotrack/xanana-neste-momento-relacao-e-de-muito-mais-confianca-com-indonesia-do-que-com-australia (PORTUGUES)

https://setemargens.com/timor-leste-foi-traido-pela-australia-acusa-xanana/ (PORTUGUES)

http://noticias.sapo.tl/portugues/info/artigo/1532222.html (PORTUGUES)

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