Two Refugees Collapse as Police 'Forcibly Remove' Men From Manus Island

Two Refugees Collapse as Police 'Forcibly Remove' Men From Manus Island

pAt least two Manus Island refugees collapsed as Papua New Guinea authorities entered their shuttered detention center on November 23.ppAround 50 PNG police and immigration officers entered the facility on Thursday morning and gave the men an ultimatum to leave, News Australia reporteda. Around 40 men were “forcibly moved onto buses” to move them to alternative accommodation, the outlet reported.ppDuring the operation, one of the men collapsed and had a seizure, according to a refugee in the centera. Another man was seen lying on the ground, being attended to by other men.ppThis footage was shared by Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish journalist and refugees based on the island. He was arresteda and later releaseda during the operation.ppIn a tweet following his release, he allegeda that he was handcuffed for more than two hours and pushed by the police. He also said the police commander “yelled” at him for reporting “against” them. In another tweeta he said police “beat up some of the refugees and forced them to the new prison camp in East Lorengau, Hillside Haus and West Haus.”ppAustralian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull saida the men on Manus Island should obey the authorities of Papua New Guinea, adding that Australia would not be pressured to take the men or change its border protection policies by the standoff.


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