Son of Australian engineer arrested in Iraq condemns father’s ‘inhumane’ treatment

Robert Pether's lawyer alleges he is being held as leverage in a dispute with Central Bank of Iraq in ordeal his son says is hitting the family hard

The teenage son of an Australian man imprisoned without charge in Iraq has labelled his father's treatment as downright inhumane" and criminal", saying the prolonged ordeal is hitting his family hard.

Flynn Pether, 17, is likely to mark his 18th birthday in two weeks still despairing about his father, Robert Pether, who has now spent 41 days behind bars in Baghdad.