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Sick asylum seeker off to Nauru
Wednesday, 13 June 2007 - 5:32 AM SL Time
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A sick Sri Lankan asylum seeker will be sent to Nauru this week after federal Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews refused to intervene, The Australian reported on its web site yesterday.
The TA report also said: The 31-year-old Tamil was one of 83 Sri Lankan asylum seekers intercepted by Australian authorities earlier this year and taken to Christmas Island.
In February he was assessed as needing medical attention and taken to Perth for treatment.
But doctors say he is now fit to travel.
Mr. Andrews has refused to intervene on the case so the man will be transported to Nauru.
`As I understand, he applied to be assessed here as opposed to the other members of the group and there was no reason other than that he was in need of medical attention and that was why he wasn`t with the group that went to Nauru and now that he`s fit to fly he can join his compatriots,`` a spokesperson for Mr. Andrews said today.
It is understood the man has mental health problems and has shrapnel embedded in his brain from a bomb.
But Mr. Andrews`s spokesperson said the man was fit to fly.
`As to the nature of what his current condition is, I`m not too sure, but we relied heavily on medical advice in that instance and he`s been assessed as medically fit so he`ll be transported to Nauru later this week,`` she said.
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vamp4
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13 Jun 2007 02:41:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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..taken to Christmas island.
Is this the island long time back Americans tested their atom bomb? If so this is a nice place for them if the radiation is still there?
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13 Jun 2007 05:40:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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It is understood the man has mental health problems and has shrapnel embedded in his brain from a bomb.
whatreallyhapnd?
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