Outdated Interpol system blamed for Hakeem Al-Araibi's refugee status 'slipping through the gap'

NEWS: The head of the Australian Federal Police and the Home Affairs Assistant Minister have been questioned on the circumstances leading to the wrongful detention of refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi.

Hakeem Al-Araibi's speaks with former Socceroo Craig Foster after arriving in Melbourne

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Published 18 February 2019 11:03am

Updated 18 February 2019 1:25pm

By Rosemary Bolger

Presented by Parisuth Sodsai

Source: AFP, SBS

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Home Affairs Assistant Minister Linda Reynolds has blamed the "cumbersome and manual" system for issuing Interpol red notices for the delay in moving to have a notice withdrawn for refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi.

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Outdated Interpol system blamed for Hakeem Al-Araibi's refugee status 'slipping through the gap'

NEWS: The head of the Australian Federal Police and the Home Affairs Assistant Minister have been questioned on the circumstances leading to the wrongful detention of refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi.

Hakeem Al-Araibi's speaks with former Socceroo Craig Foster after arriving in Melbourne

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