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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus and Ben Doherty

‘They were tiny’: the Indonesians still fighting their conviction as adults in Australia

Anto was 15 when he was arrested on board a people smuggling boat in 2009
Anto was 15 when he was arrested on board a people smuggling boat in 2009. He was later charged and jailed as an adult on the basis of flawed wrist X-ray evidence. Photograph: Ken Cush & Associates

Staring at the camera, Anto’s face, wide-eyed and child-like, invites a simple question.

How could anyone, let alone Australia’s federal crime fighting agency, see an adult gazing back at them?

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