Robert Pether's release from Iraqi detention

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1. Oct 12 UTC

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• The Nationalthenationalnews.com9

  1. First reported Oct 12 03:45 UTC
  2. Dubai resident leaves Iraq after being detained for five yearsOct 12 UTC
  3. Robert Pether shouldn't have been tried by Iraq court, says Australian governmentOct 26 UTC
  4. UN calls for release of Australian engineer detained in IraqMar 29 UTC
  5. Robert Pether 'extremely malnourished' after four years in Iraqi jailJun 6 UTC
  6. Robert Pether: Family plead for justice on fourth anniversary of ...Apr 7 UTC
  7. New hope for families of Dubai residents jailed in IraqJun 16 UTC
  8. Robert Pether 'will die if put back in jail' says wife of Dubai resident held in Iraq since 2021Sep 24 UTC
  9. Australian engineer Rob Pether sentenced to five years in jail by Iraqi courtAug 25 UTC
  10. Australian engineer jailed in Iraq in 'good condition', Justice Ministry saysSep 8 UTC
• Iraq Business News | All the latest business news from Iraqiraq-businessnews.com4

  1. Engineers Jailed for 5 Years in Iraqi Contract Dispute | Iraq Business NewsAug 27 UTC
  2. UN: Arbitrary Detention of Foreign Businessmen in Iraq | Iraq Business NewsMar 30 UTC
  3. Fresh Doubt Cast on Conviction of Foreign Businessmen in Iraq | Iraq Business NewsApr 30 UTC
  4. Businessmen Jailed in Iraq reach 3-year Milestone | Iraq Business NewsApr 9 UTC
• SBS Newssbs.com.au41 video

  1. First reported Oct 12 03:26 UTC
  2. Robert Pether's family speaks as Australian released from Iraq after post-prison limboOct 12 UTC
  3. Australian detained in Iraq returning home five years after arrest
  4. Robert Pether: Australian jailed in Iraqi's letter after three years behind barsApr 6 UTC
  5. Russian drones hit Ukraine power station after 'energy ceasefire' | SBS speaks to Estonia diplomatOct 12 UTC · video
• ohchr.org3

  1. Advance Edited Version
  2. Excellency, We have the honour to address you in our capacity as Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 52/7, 51/8, 53/4 and 51/21. In this connection, we would like to bring to the attention of your Excellency’s Government information we have received concerning Mr. Robert Pether, a national of Australia, and a resident of Ireland, deprived of liberty in Iraq since April 2021, and the subject of Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s (WGAD) Opinion No. 70/2021. Mr. Pether, 50 years old, is allegedly being held in conditions of detention that are considered to fall below international standards regarding the requirements of humane and dignified treatment of all persons deprived of their liberty. As a result, his health status is reported to be rapidly deteriorating. We therefore request that Iraq address his health situation without delay in order to help protect his life and preserve his health, and avoid irreparable harm, including potentially fatal consequences. We further remind the Government of Iraq that its unlawful under international law to arrest, prosecute and/or keep detained any individual for the purpose of leveraging another entity, as such conduct may constitute not only wrongful detention but also hostage-taking. According to the information already on the record as of November 2021: Mr. Pether was the lead engineer of CME Consulting, an engineering company based in the United Arab Emirates. The company was responsible for the construction of the new headquarters of the Central Bank of Iraq. When a contractual dispute between CME Consulting and the Central Bank of Iraq emerged concerning an alleged failure in executing
  3. Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention | OHCHR
• the Guardiantheguardian.com3

  1. Australian engineer Robert Pether sentenced to five years in Iraqi prison after dispute with central bank | Australia newsAug 26 UTC
  2. ‘Enforced disappearance’: Iraq’s jailing of Australian Robert Pether is arbitrary detention, UN finds | Australia newsMar 29 UTC
  3. Iraq’s central bank to blame for dispute behind jailing of Australian Robert Pether, tribunal finds | IraqJun 9 UTC
• The Irish Timesirishtimes.com3

  1. First reported Oct 12 06:04 UTC
  2. Australian engineer Robert Pether heading home to Ireland after Iraq detentionOct 12 UTC
  3. Irish resident handed five-year sentence in Iraq for unspecified convictionAug 26 UTC
  4. UN group backs calls for release of Irish resident held in IraqMar 28 UTC
• ABC listenabc.net.au2

  1. First reported Oct 12 02:56 UTC
  2. Australian engineer Robert Pether allowed to leave Iraq five years after arrest - ABC NewsOct 12 UTC
  3. Family of jailed Australian Robert Pether fear he will die behind bars, as fresh charges loom in Iraq - ABC NewsJan 16 UTC
• 7NEWS7news.com.au1

  1. First reported Oct 12 05:24 UTC
  2. Australian engineer Robert Pether departs Iraq five years after arrestOct 12 UTC
• BBC Newsbbc.com1

  1. First reported Oct 12 03:42 UTC
  2. Robert Pether: Australian detained in Iraq for years on his way homeOct 12 UTC
• Crikeycrikey.com.au1

  1. Lawyer for Robert Pether, imprisoned in Iraq, slams foreign affairsJan 17 UTC
• extra.ie1

  1. Roscommon family devastated as father is jailed for 5 years in Iraq
• independent.ie1

  1. Engineer Robert Pether returns home to Ireland five years after arrest in Iraq | Irish Independent
• POD HOSTAGE DIPLOMACYpodhostagediplomacy.com1

  1. SITREP Pod: Free Robert Pether, Australian held in Iraq
• RTE.ierte.ie1

  1. First reported Oct 12 05:16 UTC
  2. Robert Pether returning to Ireland after Iraqi detentionOct 12 UTC
• The Canberra Timescanberratimes.com.au1

  1. First reported Oct 12 04:22 UTC
  2. Australian engineer detained in Iraq granted release | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACTOct 12 UTC
• The Sydney Morning Heraldsmh.com.au1First

  1. First reported Oct 12 02:17 UTC
  2. Robert Pether released from Iraqi prison after Central Bank of Iraq disputeOct 12 UTC
• TheJournal.iethejournal.ie1

  1. First reported Oct 12 08:52 UTC
  2. Australian engineer Robert Pether returning home to Ireland after five years in Iraqi jailOct 12 UTC