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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Nino Bucci

Lawyer for Australian families repatriated from Syria says focus should be on their recovery

A view of tents in the al-Hol camp in Syria
Moustafa Kheir says the focus should be on ‘medicating and mending’ the families who have been repatriated from detention camps in Syria to Australia. Photograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images

The lawyer for four Australian families repatriated from Syria says the focus should be on their recovery, not on the prospect of them being charged with terror offences.

Moustafa Kheir, who represents the four women and their 13 children who arrived in Sydney on Saturday, said he had been involved in interviews the women have had with authorities.

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