New Delhi 29 September 2022

As per news report of NDTV Foreign Minister Penny Wong criticised the ruling against Turnell, an Australian citizen, saying he was tried in a closed court with no consular access. Australia will "advocate strongly" for Turnell until he is returned to his family, Wong said, after the academic was imprisoned under the Official Secrets Act. Detained since Myanmar's coup in February last year, Turnell was previously an adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's government. Australia has contested the charges during the 19 months that Turnell has been "unjustly detained by the Myanmar military regime", Wong said.

Source - NDTV

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