Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Senator Wong. I refer to the multiple reports aired on Today Tonight regarding the government’s seemingly unwillingness to bring Guy Campos, a self-confessed child beater and alleged war criminal and murderer, to justice for crimes committed against the East Timorese. Can the government confirm that, after dragging its feet on the issue of bringing this man to justice for over a year, it has now decided to shirk its obligations under the Geneva convention and has instead asked Mr Campos to voluntarily leave the country by 18 September rather than prosecute him for alleged war crimes?