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PNG Supreme Court wrong to dismiss Manus refugees' case - lawyer

15:04 pm on 24 October 2018

The Papua New Guinea lawyer representing Manus Island refugees says the Supreme Court was wong to dismiss their case.

After ruling the refugees detention was unlawful in 2016, the court dismissed their case yesterday, ruling their claim for compensation should be considered by the National Court.

But the lawyer, Ben Lomai, told Ben Robinson Drawbridge the court should have maintained their application for resettlement.

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