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The Department of Home Affairs finalised an internal investigation into allegations of “cash for visas” just 15 days after interviewing the complainant and receiving a recording of a detainee discussing a $50,000 payment for a visa.
Department officials interviewed the complainant, Nauroze Anees, in April and obtained the recording, after questions were raised about why an initial investigation had concluded there was no evidence of a “cash for visas” scam without talking directly to Anees first.
When he was detained on Christmas Island in 2019, Anees said that a fellow detainee, whose visa had been cancelled on character grounds due to his conviction for drug trafficking, claimed he would bribe departmental officials to ensure his release. Anees detailed the claims in an online blog post.
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