Australian gunman (refugee) got to Australia through Malaysia; US taking hundreds from Malaysia
Malaysia is a safe Muslim country. At the time the Iranian “refugee” gunman got into Australia as an asylum seeker, the Australian government was pretty much “welcoming” all. Why couldn’t the Iranian phony cleric simply ask for asylum in Malaysia? Why did Australia give him asylum in 2001? I’ll bet those are questions the Abbott government is researching (or should be) at this very moment.
Today things are different in Australia as it is one of the few countries in the world at least trying to control its borders, if it is not already too late.
Just a short hop to Australia…
From the Malay Mail Online (hat tip: Robin):
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Iranian gunman Man Haron Monis who kept Sydney gripped in a deadly hostage crisis had fled to Malaysia after committing “violent” crimes in Iran before seeking asylum in Australia, according to the Middle Eastern nation’s police.
Monis, who was shot dead by Australian police after holding 17 people hostage in a Sydney cafe, had absconded to Malaysia in 1996 during a time when he was wanted for those and fraud-related crimes.
Aside from his alleged crimes in Iran, Monis was also facing trial in Australia for a number of offences, including being accessory to the murder of his wife as well as over 40 sexual assault charges involving seven alleged victims.
Man Haron Monis was known to authorities in Sydney
It is unclear when the Iranian left Malaysia for Australia, where he was granted refugee status in 2001.
Iranian police chief General Ismail Ahmadi Moghaddam also revealed that Australia had declined Iran’s request to extradite Monis to stand trial for his crimes.
Moghaddam also alleged that Monis had sought asylum by masquerading as a Muslim cleric.
“It lasted four years to collect evidence on Manteqi’s [Monis’] identification documents and we reported this to the Australian police but since Australia has no extradition treaty with Iran, they didn't extradite him,” Moghaddam was quoted as saying in a report by the Mehr News Agency.
Monis’ refugee status also precluded Australia from repatriating him to Iran.
Malaysia is a popular transit point for Iranians seeking to escape the Middle Eastern regime, owing to shared religious and cultural links between the two nations.
There is more, read it all.
So why is the US taking refugees from Malaysia and who are they? Surely no Christians went there for protection! ...
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