The teenage son of an Australian man imprisoned without charge in Iraq has labelled his father’s treatment as “downright inhumane” and “criminal”, saying the prolonged ordeal is hitting his family hard. Robert, an engineer working on construction of the new Central Bank of Iraq headquarters, was lured back to Iraq in early April, purportedly to resolve a business dispute that had stalled the project. When he turned up for a meeting with bank executives on 7 April, he and a colleague were arrested and held without charge. Speaking to the Guardian about his father’s treatment for the first time, Flynn said it had hit the family hard. Especially because he’s answered the questions, so what’s the point?”Robert has a second son Oscar, 15, and daughter Nala, 8.

Source: The Guardian May 18, 2021 17:26 UTC