Maker Mayek:’The report by Sky News about South Sudanese was wrong and misleading’

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Melbourne’s Lawyer Maker Mayek Riak criticised the report that singled out South Sudanese community after the surge of coronavirus cases in Victoria. Until now, there is no evidence that South Sudanese community members contracted the virus. Maker condemned the report by Peta Credlin as wrong and misleading.

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Published 27 June 2020 1:31pm

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Melbourne’s Lawyer Maker Mayek Riak criticised the report that singled out South Sudanese community after the surge of coronavirus cases in Victoria. Until now, there is no evidence that South Sudanese community members contracted the virus. Maker condemned the report by Peta Credlin as wrong and misleading.

Maker Mayek is a lawyer based in Melbourne and commentator on issues to do with human rights and discrimination. He is currently a member of the executive (New and Emerging Communities Chair) at the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ councils of Australia.