Immigration detention: Rohingya refugee NZYQ given sex offender counselling sessions in ‘very special deal’

A psychologist told the high court that ‘lack of treatment had hindered NZYQ’s understanding of his own offending’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Rohingya refugee who overturned indefinite detention in the high court was given 52 counselling sessions for sex offenders, but only after a judge warned failure to provide it would weaken the commonwealth’s case against him.

One advocate labelled it a “very special deal”, complaining that those still in immigration detention, as well as the 92 other people released as a result of the high court’s decision, do not have access to similar programs.