The Justice Minister says he made the responsible decision, in allowing a man to be extradited to face trial over the deaths of more than 350 people
The Justice Minister says he made the responsible decision, in allowing a man to be extradited to face trial over the deaths of more than 350 people
20 October 2019
Maythem Kamil Radhi has been taken to Australia to face trial over the deaths, after a people-smuggling boat from Indonesia sank in 2001
Andrew Little says the Supreme Court required him to personally make the call to extradite.
He says he did it for the sake of the victims, to ensure the 43-year-old answered to the charges.
Little says last year he negotiated with authorities to overcome the risk of "immigration limbo" Radhi could have found himself in.
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