Scott Morrison has intervened in the case of Melbourne-based refugee footballer Hakeem al- Araibi, urging Thailand’s leader to stop his extradition to Bahrain and release him from detention.
Mr Morrison wrote to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, emphasising the importance of the case to him and the Australian people, noting returning Mr al-Araibi to Bahrain would infringe on his international human rights.
The semi-professional footballer fled Bahrain in 2014 and was granted refugee status in Australia in 2017, but upon travelling to Thailand in November for his honeymoon, was detained by authorities.