國際 · Pether leaves IraqRobert Pether Leaves Iraq After Years in Prison and Travel-Ban Limbo文字 2026年10月12日 上午11:42 [UTC]觀看逐字稿0:09Robert Pether has boarded a flight out of Iraq after years unable to leave.0:13The Australian engineer spent about four years in prison, then remained trapped by a0:17travel ban.0:18Lifting that restriction lets him begin the journey back to his wife and children.0:22What does his departure resolve and what still hangs over his return to his family?0:26Pether left Baghdad on Sunday night after Iraqi authorities lifted the ban.0:30His flight was due at Dublin Airport on Monday morning, October 12th.0:34His family lives in Elphin, County Ross Common.0:36His landing and their reunion haven't yet been confirmed.0:39His family described him as exhausted but slightly happier while they awaited his0:43return.0:44His wife, Desri Pether, and their children have lived through years of separation,0:48including a period when leaving prison still didn't let him come home.0:51Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed that Pether had left Iraq.0:55The change ends the restriction keeping him in Baghdad after his prison release.0:59His family expected to see him in Ireland that day, more than five years after his1:03detention began.1:03Pether spent about four years behind bars.1:06By June 2025, he had been conditionally released.1:10but a travel ban kept him in Iraq.1:12Counting the whole period as five years in prison erases the long wait that followed1:16his release from custody.1:17Pether was detained on April 7th, 2021.1:20He was conditionally out of prison by June 6, 2025.1:24On September 24th that year, he still couldn't leave Iraq.1:27His departure on October 11th, 2026, finally ended that barrier to returning home.1:32The case grew out of a construction contract involving Iraq's central bank.1:36Pether was the lead engineer for CME Consulting, a company based in the United Arab1:41Emirates.1:42The company was responsible for building the bank's new headquarters.1:44The Central Bank of Iraq and CME Consulting fell into a contractual dispute over1:49alleged failures to carry out the work.1:51Construction delays and payments were also disputed.1:53That commercial conflict became the backdrop to Pether's arrest on fraud charges.1:57An Iraqi judge found Pether and his Egyptian-born colleague Khaled Radwan guilty of2:02deception.2:03Both received five-year prison sentences in August 2021, earlier in the week of2:08August 26.2:09Pether has consistently said the charges were bogus and politically motivated.2:13Dezri called the case a complete fabrication.2:15Pether's fine is reportedly $16 million, but the penalty was earlier put at $122:20million jointly for him and Radwan.2:23The dollar currency hasn't been identified, and the difference remains unexplained.2:27Those figures can't safely be combined or converted.2:30The dispute also reached a tribunal.2:32A finding made public in June 2023 placed responsibility for the underlying2:37commercial conflict on Iraq's central bank.2:39That prompted another family appeal for Pether's release.2:43The family was still seeking his freedom long after international scrutiny had2:46challenged his detention.2:48A United Nations working group assessed the men's detention as arbitrary on2:51discriminatory grounds.2:53Its findings also described enforced disappearance and called for their immediate2:56release.2:57The group adopted its opinion in November 2021, years before Pether could cross the3:02border.3:02Pether faced fresh accusations even while he was already imprisoned.3:06In January 2025, he was described as having been re-arrested in custody.3:10Renewed charges were again raised in April.3:13Meanwhile, his health became an urgent concern during the final months of his3:16imprisonment.3:17United Nations human rights experts warned Iraq against detaining someone to3:21pressure another entity.3:23They said that conduct could amount to wrongful detention and might constitute3:26hostage taking.3:27Their warning raised the possible legal consequence of using a person as leverage in3:31a wider dispute.3:32In that May 20, 2025 communication, the experts said Pether's health was rapidly3:37deteriorating.3:38They raised allegations of detention conditions below humane treatment standards and3:42urged Iraq to protect his life.3:44They warned that delay could cause irreparable harm, including potentially fatal3:48consequences.3:49By June 6th, following his conditional release, his family described him as3:52seriously unwell.3:53Those warnings concern his condition then.3:55His current medical condition hasn't been made clear.3:58Pether can now leave Iraq and travel toward his family.4:01The government hasn't explained the arrangement that enabled his departure.4:05Nobody has clarified where his conviction and the renewed accusations now stand.4:08It's also unclear whether any fine remains due or whether payment was required4:12before he could leave.閱讀文章事件時間軸HeyDex短片 ↗誰報導了什麼多家媒體報導的要點Pether’s departure from Iraq2 家媒體Travel ban after Pether’s release2 家媒體Pether’s arrest and charges in 20212 家媒體Pether’s account of the fraud charges2 家媒體僅一家媒體報導的要點6僅SBS News報導Wong’s confirmation of Pether’s release10月12日 上午8:12 UTCPether’s reunion with family in Ireland10月12日 上午8:12 UTC僅ABC News (Australia)報導Australian representations to secure release10月12日 上午8:20 UTCFine demanded before Pether’s release10月12日 上午8:20 UTCGovernment policy on monetary contributions10月12日 上午8:20 UTCDesri Pether’s reaction to his release10月12日 上午8:20 UTC每一行都是我們從該媒體報導中記錄的說法。比較截至 2026年10月13日 上午11:14 [UTC]。
