Extracted from Senate Notice Paper
8 December 3004
*165 Senator Faulkner: To ask the Minister for Justice and Customs -
Did Abu Quassey, who was found guilty of charges related to people
smuggling and sentenced to 7 years’ gaol on 27 December 2003 by an
Egyptian court, appeal this decision; if so: (a) what assistance, if
any, did the Australian Government provide to Egyptian authorities in
relation to the appeal; and (b) what was the outcome of the appeal.
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