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Iranian refugee held in detention for five years sues the federal government for negligence


Iranian refugee held in detention for five years sues the federal government for negligence
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Iranian-born Payam Saadat was detained for five years in the early 2000s.
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More than 20 years have passed since Iranian-born Payam Saadat arrived on Australia s shores, after a perilous 29-day journey by boat to Ashmore Reef.
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He says the experience has caused ongoing mental health issues
His trial will act as a test case for dozens of other refugees who were detained in similar circumstances
As a Howard-era asylum seeker, Mr Saadat was detained on mainland Australia, first at Curtin in Western Australia from 2000 to 2002, and then at Baxter Detention Centre in South Australia, for almost three years. ....

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