Top Lawyer to Take Chinese Refugee Case

The asylum seekers originally insisted on travelling further to New Zealand in their small yacht.
Top Lawyer to Take Chinese Refugee Case
4/16/2012
Updated:
9/29/2015

One of Australia’s top immigration lawyers, who took the Federal Government to court over the Malaysia solution to illegal boat arrivals, will represent the group of ten Chinese nationals who landed on Australian shores almost two weeks ago.

The unusual refugee case, which involves eight Falun Gong practitioners and two other Chinese asylum seekers, will be represented pro–bono by David Manne from Melbourne’s Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre.