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Wyatt Roy's Iraq trip not investigated

The Australian Federal Police are satisfied former Liberal MP Wyatt Roy's unofficial trip to an Iraq war did not break any Australian laws.

Wyatt Roy with a member of the Peshmerga in Sinjar area, west of Mosul, Iraq.
Wyatt Roy with a member of the Peshmerga in Sinjar area, west of Mosul, Iraq. Source: SBS

Federal police are not investigating Wyatt Roy's unofficial visit to an Iraqi war zone.

The former Liberal MP was caught in the crossfire between the Islamic State group and Kurdish Peshmerga forces near an area Australians are legally banned from visiting.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin said his organisation had done "due diligence" into the matter but there was no open investigation.

"Based on the public reporting we did form a conclusion that we didn't believe any offences had been committed," he said.

Mr Roy's trip was widely condemned by federal politicians including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

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