PM deflects blame for decision to drop detainee's ankle bracelet | ABC News |
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Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan, 43, was one of several people charged over a violent home invasion and burglary in which an elderly man and woman were assaulted. Mr Doukoshkan was released with roughly 150 other immigration detainees in the wake of a High Court ruling late last year deeming their detention unlawful, and was placed under a curfew, with monitoring conditions.
But after appearing before court at least once on a separate matter, his ankle monitor was removed in a decision by the government's hand-picked Community Protection Board that was stood up to manage the former detainees. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-03/albanese-ankle-bracelet-detainee-removal-wrong/103799268 ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia |