Australia paid people smugglers to change route: Amnesty

‘Amnesty International says it has evidence indicating that Australia paid human smugglers to turn back boats carrying asylum seekers, calling for an investigation into the issue.

In a report released on Wednesday, the London-based rights group said officials working as part of Operation Sovereign Borders, a border protection operation led by the Australian Defense Force, handed over USD 32,000 (£20,900) to six crew members to take a boatload of New Zealand-bound asylum seekers back to Indonesia in May this year.

The report, titled “By hook or by crook,” was based on witness testimonies as well as images and video footage taken by the asylum seekers.’

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