‘Inhumane detention’: doctors for Australian jailed in Iraq warn Albanese government of his dire health

I fear that Australia will in short time be repatriated with the corpse of Mr [Robert] Pether', say doctors of imprisoned engineer

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Doctors for an Australian engineer jailed in Iraq have privately warned the Australian government of fears that Australia will be repatriating a corpse" if his condition continues to rapidly deteriorate.

Robert Pether's family have repeatedly raised fears about the 47-year-old's health since he was jailed over a business dispute relating to the construction of a new headquarters for Iraq's central bank, which Pether's firm was working on.

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