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Andrew Brown

Australia assisting man facing death penalty in Syria

Protections are being sought for an Australian man facing a possible death penalty in Syria over the alleged murder of a fellow national.

Gold Coast man Patrick James Stevenson, 20, has been detained for seven months in the conflict-ridden Idlib province of Syria over the shooting death of Australian man Abdullah Glen Charles Burgess in December.

Pre-meditated murder in Syria is punishable by death.

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