Australian Home Affairs Minister Criticizes Medevac Law, Citing Child Abuser Case

Peter Dutton says the case is 'an example of exactly why we called this a bad bill.'

Peter Dutton at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 18, 2019. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has pounced on the case of a Burmese asylum seeker accused of child molestation, who is being brought to Australia for medical treatment under the controversial “medevac” laws.

Dutton will also try to convince Senate crossbencher Jacqui Lambie to help repeal the legislation next week.