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Asylum seekers claim mistreatment in being turned back (news.com.au)

The Australian Navy has been accused of manhandling asylum seekers in the first public descriptions of how the Government is turning back the boats.

Two men – who say they were on two boats that were turned back by Australian authorities and then beached on Indonesia’s Roti Island – told the ABC they were mistreated and denied food and water.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/asylum-seekers-claim-mistreatment-in-being-turned-back/story-fncynjr2-1226797631055

Asylum seekers claim mistreatment in being turned back (news.com.au) – AMES Australia