Australia Won't Help ISIS Fighters Return, Minister Says
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- Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke stated the government will not assist the return of suspected Australian ISIS fighters, who are reportedly being interrogated in Baghdad, Iraq.
- Burke indicated he would use all legal means to prevent their re-entry.
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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has stated the Australian government will not assist in the return of suspected Australian ISIS fighters currently being interrogated in Iraq.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says the government will "not lift a finger" to support the return of suspected Australian ISIS fighters.
Some newspapers have reported 13 Australian men suspected of being ISIS fighters are being interrogated in a prison in Baghdad, Iraq.
Asked if he would place a Temporary Exclusion Order (TEO) on the men, the home affairs minister says it's a really "tough" threshold to meet.
Speaking to Channel Seven, Burke says he'll use any legal instrument he can to keep the men out of the country.
"My view is that anybody, anybody at all, who decided to get on a plane and be part of ISIS, my view is anything we can do to restrict your return, if I get that legal option I take it," Burke says.
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Offene Fragen
- What legal options does Australia have to prevent their return?
- What is the status of the interrogation in Baghdad?
- Will other countries face similar dilemmas with foreign fighters?
