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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lorena Allam

Senators allege they were ‘treated with contempt’ when police called to remove them from WA prison

Greens Senators Dorinda Cox and Lidia Thorpe
Indigenous Greens senators Dorinda Cox and Lidia Thorpe say they had planned to meet with the superintendent of Hakea prison regarding a death in custody. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Two senators allege they were treated with “contempt and disrespect” at Western Australia’s Hakea prison when a visit with the superintendent was suddenly cancelled and police were called to remove them from his office.

Greens senators Dorinda Cox and Lidia Thorpe – both prominent Aboriginal women – say they had “a meeting booked” to speak with the prison superintendent on Wednesday and were inside the facility before being told it would not take place.

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