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Australian engineer Robert Pether has been allowed to leaveIraq after spending more than four years in prison and subsequently facingtravel restrictions, Australian outlet The Canberra Times reported on Monday.
Pether was arrested following a dispute involving the Iraqigovernment and his employer, a consulting firm working on the headquarters ofIraq’s central bank. In 2021, an Iraqi court sentenced him to five years in prisonand imposed a multimillion-dollar fine. He was granted conditional release onbail in 2025 but remained subject to travel restrictions until Monday, when hewas permitted to leave Iraq.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong welcomed thedecision, saying she had spoken with Pether shortly before his departure fromBaghdad. She said his release from prison and subsequent travel restrictionshad followed years of efforts by the Australian government, including at thehighest levels.
A United Nations report on arbitrary detention documentedallegations that Pether had been subjected to extreme cold, humiliation, deaththreats and psychological abuse, including being shown a room used for torture.
Iraqi authorities have not publicly commented on Pether'sdeparture.
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