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Outdated Interpol system blamed for Hakeem Al-Araibi's refugee status 'slipping through the gap'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

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blamed the "cumbersome and manual" system for issuing Interpol red notices for the delay in moving to have a notice withdrawn for refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi.

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By Rosemary Bolger

Presented by Parisuth Sodsai

Source: AFP, SBS

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