Australian Border Force criticised by ombudsman for injecting ex-detainee with drug during deportation

Report finds Mx X should have been removed from flight but was instead given an injection of an antipsychotic drug without content

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A handcuffed immigration detainee was injected with an antipsychotic drug without their consent as they were being forcibly deported by Australian Border Force officers.

Chemical restraint had been applied to Mx X during the removal process and this was done without Mx X's consent," a 20-page report by the commonwealth ombudsman said.

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