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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Immigration detention: Rohingya refugee NZYQ freed after high court case did not show remorse for raping 10-year-old

High court
Previously unreported details of the stateless Rohingya refugee, known as NZYQ, were contained in court documents published on Tuesday. Photograph: JP Offord/Rex/Shutterstock

The plaintiff who overturned the legality of indefinite immigration detention in the high court was found to be owed protection because he experienced forced labour and his brother was abducted and killed in Myanmar.

Previously unreported details of the stateless Rohingya refugee, known as NZYQ, were contained in court documents published on Tuesday, including that the judge did not find he had shown remorse in relation to his conviction for the rape of a 10-year-old boy, despite pleading guilty. The documents also show a psychologist had noted “risk factors” for possible reoffending including “attitudes” stemming from his own childhood abuse.

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