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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

‘Inhumane detention’: doctors for Australian jailed in Iraq warn Albanese government of his dire health

Robert Pether with his two sons
Robert Pether with his two sons. Doctors for Pether, who is currently jailed in Iraq, have written to the Australian government over their grave concerns for Pether’s health. Photograph: Supplied

Doctors for an Australian engineer jailed in Iraq have privately warned the Australian government of fears that Australia will be repatriating “a corpse” if his condition continues to rapidly deteriorate.

Robert Pether’s family have repeatedly raised fears about the 47-year-old’s health since he was jailed over a business dispute relating to the construction of a new headquarters for Iraq’s central bank, which Pether’s firm was working on.

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