Documents containing information about the decision to alert Thai authorities and/or Interpol about the refugee football player Hakeem al-Araibi and his plan to travel to Thailand in November 2018

From:

Sent:

Wednesday, 28 November 2018 10:01 AM

To:

Subject:

HPRM: RE: 2018/813 - URGENT - 6281438/65 - ALARAIBI, Hakeem

– Subject of Red Notice A-11720/11-2018 - departed Australia

[DLM=For-Official-Use-Only]

For-Official-Use-Only

Good Morning

Thank you for your email.

We can confirm that the travel document is a Tire De Voyage issued by Australia and is not fraudulent.

Please note that the POI is currently on a Protection Visa and details regarding his visa and travel documents are not

to be disclosed.

Kind Regards,

Character and Cancellation Program Management

Character and Cancellation Branch

Immigration Integrity and Community Protection Division

Immigration and Citizenship Services

Department of Home Affairs

P:

For-Official-Use-Only

From:

Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2018 9:06 AM

To:

Subject: 2018/813 - URGENT - 6281438/65 - ALARAIBI, Hakeem – Subject of Red Notice A-

11720/11-2018 - departed Australia [DLM=For-Official-Use-Only]

For-Official-Use-Only

URGENT

Our ref: 6281438/65

SUBJECT: ALARAIBI, Hakeem – Subject of Red Notice A-11720/11-2018 – departed Australia

27 Nov 2018

Dear

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The a/m subject is wanted by Bahrain for attacking a

police station (see Red Notice attached).

ALARAIBI arrived in Australia on using Bahrain passport

Immi records that ALARAIBI departed Australia on 27 November 2018 using a Bahrain passport

Our bureau notified Bahrain and Thailand (destination) of this travel movement.

Bahrain has contacted our bureau to inform us that this is a fraudulent passport.

Request

Considering the recent travel yesterday, is there any way to confirm the details of the passport? Country of origin?

Regards,

TEAM LEADER - INTERPOL FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

Tel +61(0) 2 Ext

www.afp.gov.au

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From:

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Sent:

Sunday,

2

December

2018

8:02

AM

To:

Cc:

Subject:

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6281438/65

-ALARAIBI,

Hakeem

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Attachments:

IPCQ

denial.docx

Importance:

High

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Our

Ref:

6281438/65

Subject:

ALARAIBI,

Hakeem

Good

morning

all,

The

following

update

has

been

provided

by

the

Qantas

Security

Group

with

regards

to

the

return

fight

to

Australia

reserved

for

Hakeem

ALARAIBI

Update

on

the

INAD

Alaraibi/Hakeem

Mr

in

BKK.

Was

booked

to

return

on

JQ30/1DEC

BKKMEL

but

was

a

no

show

as

has

been

taken

to

HDQ

of

Royal

Thai

Police

Immigration

for

further

investigation.

INTERPOL

Canberra

has

received

no

formal

notification

indicating

that

Thai

authorities

have

released

Mr

ALARAIBI

from

detention.

According

to

their

contact

information

on

the

INTERPOL

database,

the

INTERPOL

Bangkok

office

is

normally

closed

on

Saturdays

and

Sundays.

Royal

Thai

Police

and

the

Thai

Immigration

Bureau

may

not

be

aware

of

the

cancelled

INTERPOL

Red

notice

for

this

reason.

Attached

to

this

correspondence

is

the

formal

notification

to

all

INTERPOL

member

countries

(including

INTERPOL

Bangkok),

advising

that

the

INTERPOL

Red

notice

(A-

11720/11-2018)

published

on

8/11/2018

upon

the

request

of

NCB

Bahrain

concerning

ALARAIBI

will

be

cancelled.

Formal

notification

was

provided

by

INTERPOL

General

Secretariat

at

10:04hrs

on

01

December

2018

(AEDT)

to

all

INTERPOL

member

countries

that

the

notice

was

in

fact

cancelled

(see

below).

2018/91431

-

ALARAIBI

F/N

HAKEEM

A-

11720

/

11-2018

Source:

NCB

BAHRAIN

Bahrain

2018-11-30

Reason:

[17]

Cancelled

by

the

General

Secretariat

(non-compliance

for

legal

reasons

or

wi

DELETED

Forwarded

for

your

information.

INTERPOL

Canberra

will

advise

you

of

any

further

updates

as

they

become

available.

Regards,

l

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INTERPOL

International

Criminal

Policing

Organization

(INTERPOL)

National

Central

Bureau

of

Australia,

Canberra

Tel

+61(0)

2

Ext

Fax

+61(0)

2

www.afp.gov.au

For-Official-Use-Only

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Saturday,

1

December

2018

8:31

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ALARAIBI,

Hakeem

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Ref:

6281438/65

Subject:

ALARAIBI,

Hakeem

Good

morning

all,

For

your

information,

the

following

correspondence

has

been

received

from

the

General

Secretariat

-

Notices

and

Diffusions

Task

Force

with

regards

to

Mr

ALARAIBI.

Dear

Colleagues,

Reference

is

made

to

your

below

message

with

regard

to

the

above

mentioned

individual.

In

response

to

your

query,

kindly

note

that

INTERPOL'S

current

policy

in

handling

refugee

status

provides

that

when

information

on

an

individual's

refugee

status

is

brought

to

the

attention

of

the

General

Secretariat,

and

once

this

information

is

confirmed

by

the

NCB

of

the

country

that

granted

the

refugee

status,

the

processing

of

Data

should

not

be

allowed

through

INTERPOL.

This

leads

to

the

cancellation

ol

the

existing

red

notice

and/or

diffusion

issued

at

the

request

of

the

country

of

origin

against

the

individual.

In

that

regard,

we

would

like

to

draw

your

attention

to

the

IPCQ

message

sent

earlier

by

IPSG

(attached),

informing

all

member

countries

that

the

red

notice

published

at

the

request

of

NCB

Bahrain

against

the

individual

ALARAIBI

f/n

Hakeem

is

no

longer

valio

and

that

all

information

this

individual

has

been

deleted

from

INTERPOL's

databases.

The

General

Secretariat

remains

at

your

disposal

should

you

need

any

further

information

in

that

regard.

With

our

best

regards,

Notices

and

Diffusions

Task

Force

Office

of

Legal

Affairs

-

INTERPOL

General

Secretariat

Please

note,

the

General

Secretariat

-

Notices

and

Diffusions

Task

Force

did

not

disclose

information

relating

to

the

Protection

Visa

held

by

Mr

ALARAIBI

to

INTERPOL

member

countries

(including

Bahrain)

as

per

our

request.

At

this

stage,

INTERPOL

Canberra

has

not

received

any

formal

notification

indicating

that

Thai

authorities

have

released

Mr

ALARAIBI

from

detention.

Regards,

2

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International

Criminal

Policing

Organization

(INTERPOL)

National

Central

Bureau

of

Australia,

Canberra

Tel

+61(0)

2

Ext

Fax

+61(0)

2

www.afp.gov.au

For-Official-Use-Only

From:

@homeaffairs.gov.au

[

mailto @homeaffairs.gov.au

]

Sent:

Friday,

30

November

2018

1:42

PM

To:

Cc:

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Subject:

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6281438/65

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ALARAIBI,

Hakeem

Dear

YOUR

REF:

6281438/65

Thank

you

for

your

email

to

the

PV

Helpdesk,

and

for

your

time

on

the

phone

this

morning.

Answers

to

your

queries

follow:

1

Please

provide

information

regarding

ALARAIBI's

current

visa

status

in

Australia,

including

details

when

the

visa

was

granted.

Mr

Alaraibi

was

granted

an

Australian

permanent

protection

(subclass

866)

visa

on

30/11/2017,

and

remains

the

holder

of

that

visa.

2

Confirmation

is

also

required

that

any

information

provided

by

you

in

relation

to

ALARAIBI

can

be

shared

with

the

INTERPOL

General

Secretariat

Office

of

Legal

Affairs

to

assist

in

their

review

of

the

validity

of

the

INTERPOL

Red

Notice

issued

by

Bahrain.

The

answer

to

question

1

may

be

shared

with

INTERPOL

General

Secretariat

Office

of

Legal

Affairs

to

assist

in

their

review

of

the

validity

of

the

INTERPOL

Red

Notice

issued

by

Bahrain.

3

The

Office

of

Legal

Affairs

has

also

requested

in

the

event

that

ALARAIBI

has

been

granted

refugee

status

in

Australia,

if

this

information

can

be

shared

with

other

INTERPOL

member

countries.

We

note

that

Bahrain

is

an

Interpol

member

country.

Australia

has

granted

a

protection

visa

to

Mr

Alaraibi

.

As

we

have

assessed

Mr

Alaraibi

as

engaging

Australia's

protection

obligations,

it

would

not

be

appropriate

to

confirm

with

Interpol

member

countries

(including

Bahrain)

that

Mr

Alaraibi

has

been

granted

a

permanent

protection

visa.

It

would,

however,

be

permissible

to

advise

Interpol

member

countries

that

"Mr

Alaraibi

is

the

holder

of

an

Australian

permanent

residence

visa".

3

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I

hope

this

is

of

assistance.

Further

to

our

discussion

this

morning,

we

would

be

grateful

for

some

information

on

the

protocols

that

are

currently

in

place

for

Interpol/AFP

to

identify

if

the

subject

of

an

Interpol

Red

Notice

is

a

refugee

or

asylum

seeker.

Kind

regards,

Director,

Protection

Assessment

Support

Section

Flumanitarian

Program

Capability

Branch

|

Refugee,

Citizenship

and

Multicultural

Programs

Division

Immigration

and

Citizenship

Services

Group

Department

of

Flome

Affairs

P:

|

M:

E:

(a)homeaffairs.qov.au

—

Do

not

write

below

this

line

—

Thank

you

for

your

request

to

the

Protection

Visa

Help

desk.

Please

see

below

for

a

response

to

your

query.

This

call

is

now

closed.

Should

you

have

further

questions,

please

reply

to

this

email

without

changing

the

subject

line.

Call

Manager:

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6281438/65

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ALARAIBI,

Hakeem

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TO:

Home

Affairs

Onshore

Protection

Branch

FROM:

INTERPOL

Canberra

PRIORITY:

Urgent

YOUR

REF:

Unknown

OUR

REF:

6281438/65

SUBJECT:

ALARAIBI,

Hakeem

Dear

colleagues,

Our

Bureau

is

urgently

seeking

information

with

regards

to

ALARAIBI.

On

09

November

2018,

INTERPOL

Canberra

received

a

notification

from

INTERPOL

Headquarters

indicating

that

Hakeem

ALARAIBI

was

subject

of

an

INTERPOL

Red

Notice

(control

number

A-l

1720/11

-2018

published

by

INTERPOL

Bahrain.

The

notification

was

part

of

a

list

of

notices

advising

of

new,

updated

and

cancelled

notices.

INTERPOL

Canberra

5

FOI Document #2

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forwarded

this

notification

to

CMAL

on

09

November

2018

as

per

our

standard

operating

procedures.

On

27

November

2018,

INTERPOL

Canberra

was

advised

by

the

AFP

Operations

Coordination

Centre

(AOCC)

that

ABF

(

)

had

advised

ALARAIBI,

who

was

subject

of

an

INTERPOL

Red

Notice

was

departing

Melbourne

Airport

on

a

flight

to

Bangkok.

It

appears

no

information

was

provided

from

ABF

at

that

time

that

ALARAIBI

was

the

holder

of

an

Australian

Protection

Visa.

Our

Bureau

has

been

advised

that

ALARAIBI

has

been

arrested

in

Thailand

on

the

basis

of

the

INTERPOL

Red

Notice,

and

we

have

received

an

urgent

request

from

the

INTERPOL

General

Secretariat

Office

of

Legal

Affairs,

seeking

to

confirm

if

ALARAIBI

is

an

asylum-seeker

or

has

been

granted

or

denied

refugee

status

in

Australia.

Under

the

INTERPOL

Refugee

Policy

adopted

by

the

General

Assembly

at

its

86th

session,

in

assessing

the

legal

compliance

of

a

request

for

a

notice

or

diffusion,

the

General

Secretariat

should

consider

whether

the

individual

is

an

asylum-seeker

or

refugee.

The

subject

hold

Bahrain

passport

Request:

Please

provide

information

regarding

ALARAIBI

’

s

current

visa

status

in

Australia,

including

details

when

the

visa

was

granted.

6

FOI Document #2

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Confirmation

is

also

required

that

any

information

provided

by

you

in

relation

to

ALARAIBI

can

be

shared

with

the

INTERPOL

General

Secretariat

Office

of

Legal

Affairs

to

assist

in

their

review

of

the

validity

of

the

INTERPOL

Red

Notice

issued

by

Bahrain.

In

the

event

that

the

INTERPOL

Red

Notice

is

deemed

to

be

invalid

on

the

basis

of

the

subject

’

s

refugee

status,

the

notice

may

be

cancelled.

This

would

remove

the

basis

for

the

subject

’

s

current

detention

in

Thailand,

however,

we

are

unable

to

advise

if

Thai

authorities

would

release

the

subject

back

to

Australia.

The

Office

of

Legal

Affairs

has

also

requested

in

the

event

that

ALARAIBI

has

been

granted

refugee

status

in

Australia,

if

this

information

can

be

shared

with

other

INTERPOL

member

countries.

Your

urgent

attention

to

this

matter

is

greatly

appreciated.

Regards,

International

Criminal

Policing

Organization

(INTERPOL)

fi

m

National

Central

Bureau

of

Australia,

Canberra

INTERPOL

Tel

+61(0)

2

Ext

Fax

+61(0)

2

www.

aft),

gov.au

For-Official-Use-Only

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WARNING

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To:

Zone

IPCQ

From:

Notices

and

Diffusions

Task

Force,

INTERPOL'S

General

Secretariat

REF.:

EP

2018/91431/NDTF

Date:

30/11/2018

Subject:

Red

notice

concerning

ALARAIBI

f/n

Hakeem

,

D.O.B.

Dear

Colleagues,

The

General

Secretariat

refers

to

the

red

notice

(A-

11720/11-2018)

published

on

8/11/2018

upon

the

request

of

NCB

Bahrain

concerning

ALARAIBI

f/n

Hakeem

,

D.O.B.

Please

be

advised

that

upon

legal

review,

the

General

Secretariat

concluded

that

the

registration

of

the

data

contained

in

the

red

notice

would

not

be

in

conformity

with

Articles

2(1)

and

3

of

INTERPOL'S

Constitution.

Accordingly,

the

red

notice

will

be

cancelled

and

the

information

concerning

this

individual

will

be

deleted

from

INTERPOL'S

databases.

In

addition,

INTERPOL'S

channels

shall

not

be

used

for

communication

this

case.

We

would

like

to

further

request

all

member

countries

to

update

their

national

databases

accordingly.

Regards,

Notices

and

Diffusions

Task

Force

INTERPOL'S

General

Secretariat

FOI Document #2

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From: @afp.gov.au>

@afp.gov.au>

Sent:

Monday, 3 December 2018 8:24 AM

To:

Subject:

RE: 2018/813 - URGENT - 6281438/65 - ALARAIBI, Hakeem

– Subject of Red Notice A-11720/11-2018 - departed Australia [DLM=For-Official-

Use-Only]

For-Official-Use-Only

Good morning

Apologies for the delay.

As you may be aware, there was significant correspondence in relation to this matter – which we are

still addressing.

The Red Notice for ALARAIBI was cancelled by INTERPOL HQ on Saturday 1 December 2018 due to a

breach of the INTERPOL constitution.

Regards

TEAM LEADER - INTERPOL FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

Tel +61(0) 2 Ext

www.afp.gov.au

For-Official-Use-Only

From: @homeaffairs.gov.au]

Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2018 11:20 AM

To:

Subject: RE: 2018/813 - URGENT - 6281438/65 - ALARAIBI, Hakeem – Sub

j

ect of Red Notice

A-11720/11-2018 - departed Australia [DLM=For-Official-Use-Only]

For-Official-Use-Only

Hi

Are you able to advise whether there is a redacted version of the RED Interpol notice for Mr Alaraibi

I note that at the top of the notice it states “circulation to

the media”?

Thank you

Kind regards

Character and Cancellation Program Management

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Character and Cancellation Branch

Immigration Integrity and Community Protection Division

Immigration and Citizenship Services

Department of Home Affairs

P:

For-Official-Use-Only

From: @afp.gov.au>

Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2018 9:06 AM

To: @homeaffairs.gov.au>

Subject: 2018/813 - URGENT - 6281438/65 - ALARAIBI, Hakeem – Subject of Red Notice A-

11720/11-2018 - departed Australia [DLM=For-Official-Use-Only]

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Attachments:

From:

Sent:

To:

Subject:

Friday,

7

December

2018

1:57

PM

HPRM:

FW:

PRESS

RELEASE:

BKK

Says

Bahrain

was

aware

of

an

Australian-resident

flight

and

requested

his

arrest

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December

2018

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>;

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>;

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Subject:

RE:

PRESS

RELEASE:

BKK

Says

Bahrain

was

aware

of

an

Australian-resident

flight

and

requested

his

arrest

[SEC=PROTECTED]

Thank

you.

Appreciate

if

attendees

could

confirm

details

(thanks

and

I

will

be

available

to

collect

people

at

the

Macquarie

Street

entrance

at

1500.

Cheers

From:

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

>

Date:

7

December

2018

at

13:39:39

AEDT

To:

Robert

MCGREGOR

@HOMEAFFA!RS.GOV.AU>,

@afp.gov.au

>,

Lynda

Worthaisong

(DFAT)

@dfat.gov.au

>,

@afp.gov.au

>,

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

>,

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

>,

Justine

JONES

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

>

Cc:

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

>,

@ABF.GOV.AU

>,

Luke

MORRISH

@ABF.GOV.AU

>,

@afp.gov.au

>,

@afp.gov.au

>,

@afp.gov.au

>,

@ABF.GOV.AU

>

Subject:

RE:

PRESS

RELEASE:

BKK

Says

Bahrain

was

aware

of

an

Australian-resident flight

and

requested

his

arrest

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will

come

back

to

you

shortly

with

the

name/s

of

officers

from

the

Humanitarian

Program

Capability

branch

that

will

attend

today.

I

have

also

copied

in

Justine

Jones

whose

area

oversees

CMAL

and

I

think

needs

to

be

part

of

this

conversation.

Kind

regards,

A/g

Assistant

Secretary

Humanitarian

Program

Capability

Branch

|

Refugee,

Citizenship

and

Multicultural

Programs

Division

Immigration

and

Citizenship

Services

Group

Department

of

Home

Affairs

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|

M:

E:

@homeaffairs.gov.au

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December

2018

1:29

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>;

@afp.gov.au

>;

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

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@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

>

Cc:

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

>;

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

>;

@ABF.GOV.AU

>;

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MORRISH

@ABF.GOV.AU

>;

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>;

@afp.gov.au

>;

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>;

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Subject:

RE:

PRESS

RELEASE:

BKK

Says

Bahrain

was

aware

of

an

Australian-resident

flight

and

requested

his

arrest

[SEC=PROTECTED]

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Thanks

very

much

-

and

agreed

-

today

would

be

best

if

we

can

line

people

up.

I

will

defer

to

on

timing.

He

will

attend

from

my

area.

We

understand

or

from

ABF

may

also

join.

Kind

regards,

Robert

McGregor

Assistant

Secretary

Asia

International

Policy

Division

Policy

Group

Department

of

Home

Affairs

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7

December

2018

1:26

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To:

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MCGREGOR

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GOV.AU»;

Lynda

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Subject:

RE:

PRESS

RELEASE:

BKK

Says

Bahrain

was

aware

of

an

Australian-resident flight

and

requested

his

arrest

[SEC=PROTECTED]

Importance:

High

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Sir,

Further

to

below

we

are

keen

to

have

DFAT,

DHA

and

ABF

meet

with

AFP

(suggest

the

EL2

level

initially)

to

ensure

that

messaging

is

aligned

and

correct

as

there

has

been

a

range

of

allegations

and

statements

by

the

media

which

have

been

inaccurate

and/or

misleading.

We

are

happy

to

facilitate

the

meeting

here

at

AFP

HQ

(Edmund

Barton

Building,

Macquarie

Street

entrance)

at

1500

today

if

available.

Alternatively

we

can

seek

a

suitable

time

on

Monday

as

ongoing

developments

are

moving

quickly.

Regards

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INTERNATIONAL

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CAPABILITIES

&

ENGAGEMENT

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INTERPOL/EUROPOL

NATIONAL

CENTRAL

BUREAU

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From:

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MCGREGOR

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mailto @HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

]

Sent:

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7

December

2018

12:22

PM

To:

Cc:

Luke

MORRISH;

Subject:

RE:

PRESS

RELEASE:

BKK

Says

Bahrain

was

aware

of

an

Australian-resident

flight

and

requested

his

arrest

[SEC=PROTECTED]

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Hi

Thanks

very

much

for

getting

in

touch

-

it

is

very

timely

and

appreciated.

You

are

correct

in

that

most

of

the

communication

on

this

matter

has

been

at

Post

(or

between

Post

and

AFP/Interpol

Canberra).

My

focus

to

date

has

been

very

much

on

attempting

to

secure

Mr

Alaraibi

’

s

return

to

Australia;

but

I

agree

that

we

need

to

look

at

what

has

occurred

with

this

matter

and

how

we

can

avoid

such

a

situation

in

future.

I

’

ve

asked

similar

questions

of

ABF

colleagues

(copied

in)

over

the

past

week

and

I

agree

that

it

would

be

good

to

meet

to

try

and

very

simply

map

out

the

process

to

determine

what

happened

in

this

instance

and

why,

so

we

can

provide

further

advice

as

requested

by

Ministers.

I

have

a

personal

appointment

this

afternoon

between

1

:30

and

3:00pm

that

I

cannot

miss,

and

so

if

the

timing

doesn

’

t work

I

would

send

one

of

my

EL2s

this

afternoon

in

person:

or

(both

cc

’

ed).

Kind

regards,

Robert

McGregor

Assistant

Secretary

Asia

International

Policy

Division

Policy

Group

Department

of

Home

Affairs

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M:

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2018

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To:

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.

GOV.AU»;

HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU<

mailto: @HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU»

Subject:

FW:

PRESS

RELEASE:

BKK

Says

Bahrain

was

aware

of

an

Australian-resident

flight

and

requested

his

arrest

[SEC=PROTECTED,

DLM=Sensitive:Legal]

[SEC=PROTECTED]

Importance:

High

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December,

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Subject:

FW:

PRESS

RELEASE:

BKK

Says

Bahrain

was

aware

of

an

Australian-resident

flight

and

requested

his

arrest

[SEC=PROTECTED,

DLM=Sensitive:Legal]

[SEC=PROTECTED]

Importance:

High

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Hi

4

FOI Document #4

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s22(1)

(a)(ii)

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Further

to

our

discussion,

appreciate

if

you

are

able

to

find

out

if

Mr

McGregor

has

had

discussions

with

AFP

yet

on

this

and

if so

who

that

may

have

been

as

we

understand

from

DFAT

that

he

is

managing

this?

We

facilitate

all

INTERPOL

within

the

AFP

’

s

International

Operations

portfolio

and

have

had

involvement

with

this

matter (including

arranging

for

INTERPOL

re

cancel

the

Red

Notice).

We

note

that

there

has

been

a

lot

of

discussion

at

Bangkok

Post

but

there

does

not

appear

to

have

been

much

interagency

discussion

at

the

Canberra

end

so

we

are

seeking

to

close

of

that

gap.

We

would

also

like

to

look

at

what

has

occurred

with

this

matter

and

move

forward

in

rectifying

any

identified

issues

so

we

can

avoid

this

type

of

problem

into

the

future.

If

there

is

any

scope

to

meet

with

the

AFP

Head

of

the

Australian

INTERPOL

NOB

this

afternoon

(considering

the

Ministerial

interest)

we

think

this

would

be

beneficial

considering

the

ongoing

developments

with

this

matter.

Regards

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OPERATIONS

CAPABILITIES

&

ENGAGEMENT

AUSTRALIAN

INTERPOL/EUROPOL

NATIONAL

CENTRAL

BUREAU

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FOI Document #4

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Sent:

To:

Cc:

Subject:

From:

Monday,

10

December

2018

12:09

PM

HPRM:

RE:

URGENT:

Request

for

further

information

[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

UNCLASSIFIED

Thanks

We

are

aiming

to

respond

to

post

by

1pm

and

have

a

teleconference

currently

scheduled

at

2pm

(I'll

send

the

invite

to

and

yourself).

Kind

regards,

A/g

Assistant

Secretary

Humanitarian

Program

Capability

Branch

|

Refugee,

Citizenship

and

Multicultural

Programs

Division

Immigration

and

Citizenship

Services

Group

Department

of

Home

Affairs

P:

|

M:

E:

@homeaffairs.gov.au

UNCLASSIFIED

From:

Sent:

Monday,

10

December

2018

11:54

AM

To:

Cc:

Subject:

RE:

URGENT:

Request

for

further

information

[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Importance:

High

UNCLASSIFIED

Hi

We

are

just

determining

what

can

be

provided

as

we

note

that

the

chronology

sought

is

for

the

use

in

a

legal

process

in

Thailand.

We

may

not

be

able

to

provide

much

on

that

basis

but

will

advise

as

soon

as

we

can.

Regards

l

FOI Document #5

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TEAM

LEADER

INTERNATIONAL

OPERATIONS

CAPABILITIES

&

ENGAGEMENT

AUSTRALIAN

INTERPOL/EUROPOL

NATIONAL

CENTRAL

BUREAU

Tel

+61(0)

2

Ext

Mob

+61(0)

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UNCLASSIFIED

From:

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mailto: @ABF.GOV.AU

l

Sent:

Monday,

10

December

2018

11:49

AM

To:

Cc:

Subject:

RE:

URGENT:

Request

for

further

information

[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

UNCLASSIFIED

Thanks

See

below.

•

Interpol

Red

Notice

loaded

onto

the

Interpol

website

on

8

November

2018

•

Border

Operations

Centre

(BOC)

loaded

the

notice

onto

CMAL

on

22

November

(Note:

BOC

has

an

internal

service

standard

of

14

days

from

date

of

publication

on

the

Interpol

website

for

loading

notices)

•

Client

referred

on

departure

at

Melbourne

airport

on

27

November

as

a

result

of

the

CMAL

alert

•

Melbourne

airport

border

staff

contacted

Interpol

Canberra

which

advised

that

there

was

no

active

arrest

warrants

for

the

passenger's

arrest,

resulting

in

the

passenger

being

outwards

cleared.

Regards

Superintendent

Border

Operations

Centre

Border

Patrol

and

Coordination

Command

|

Operations

Group

Australian

Border

Force

Tel:

|

Mob:

Email:

@abf.qov.au

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10

December

2018

9:15

AM

To:

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Cc:

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>:

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Subject:

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Request

for

further

information

[SEC=UNCLASS!FIED]

UNCLASSIFIED

Dear

Hope

you

have

both

managed

to

have

a

relaxing

weekend.

2

FOI Document #5

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(ii)

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The

situation

is

continuing

to

evolve

in

Bangkok

and

post

has

now

requested

my

area

prepare

a

full

chronology

of

events

to

assist

Mr

A's

legal

team.

are

you

able

to

provide

us

with

the

chronology

of

events

from

when

the

Interpol

alert

was

raised

by

Bahrain?

are

you

able

to

provide

the

details/timeline

of

the

CMAL

listing

and

airport

departure?

is

preparing

the

response

for

post

and

is

copied

into

this

email.

Appreciate

if

we

could

have

responses

asap

as

post

has

asked

for

the

information

by

this

afternoon.

Kind

regards,

A/g

Assistant

Secretary

Humanitarian

Program

Capability

Branch

|

Refugee,

Citizenship

and

Multicultural

Programs

Division

Immigration

and

Citizenship

Services

Group

Department

of

Home

Affairs

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|

M:

E:

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(a)(ii)

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Monday,

10

December

2018

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HPRM:

RE:

URGENT:

Request

for

further

information

[DLM

=

For-Official-Use-Only]

2018

-

Alaraibi

Chronology

to

input

to

DHA.DOCX

For-Official-Use-Only

Dear

As

discussed

in

the

telecon

this

afternoon,

we

understand

that

you

are

putting

together

the

chronology

for

internal

use

only

and

not

for

external

disclosure.

On

this

basis,

please

find

attached

document

for

your

information.

We

also

note

your

advice

that

the

UNHCR

will

be

in

Bangkok

and

meeting

on

this

matter

with

the

Embassy

on

Thursday,

and

we

would

appreciate

if

you

could

please

ensure

that

our

Senior

Liaison

Officer

is

included

in

arrangements

for

this.

Regards

Mff

TEAM

LEADER

INTERNATIONAL

OPERATIONS

CAPABILITIES

&

ENGAGEMENT

AUSTRALIAN

INTERPOL/EUROPOL

NATIONAL

CENTRAL

BUREAU

Tel

+61(0)

2

Ext

Mob

+61(0)

www.afp.gov.au

For-Official-Use-Only

From:

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

]

Sent:

Monday,

10

December

2018

12:13

PM

To:

Cc:

Subject:

RE:

URGENT:

Request

for

further

information

[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

UNCLASSIFIED

Thanks

We'll

include

the

details

below

into

our

chronology

for

post

and

let

you

know

if

further

details

are

requested.

Kind

regards,

FOI Document #6

s22(1)(a)(ii)

s22(1)

(a)(ii)

s22(1)(a)(ii)

s22(1)

(a)(ii)

s22(1)

(a)(ii)

s22(1)(a)(ii)

For

Official

Use

Only

27NOV2018

28NOV2018

29NOV2018

s

c;

1500

-

ABF

contacted

AFP

AOCC

who

passed

to

NCB

Canberra

that

subject

was

leaving

Australian

from

Melbourne

to

Bangkok,

used

for

this

purpose.

1842

-

Advice

from

AFP

Bangkok

that

DHA

had

advised

that

subject

was

on

a

refugee/protection

visa.

This

was

the

first

advice

from

DHA

of

this

status.

For

Official

Use

Only

FOI Document #6

s22(1)(a)(ii)

s47F

s33(a)(iii)

s47F

s33(a)(iii)

.:

:C2018

1503

-

NCB

Canberra

advises

INTERPOL

OLA

of

the

advice

from

DHA,

0034

-

INTERPOL

OLA

notify

ail

member

countries

that

the

Red

Notice

for

subject

has

been

cancelled

as

it

does

not

comply

with

the

INTERPOL

Constitution

and

the

details

have

been

deleted

from

INTERPOL

databases,,

and

INTERPOL

channels

should

not

be

used

in

relation

to

this

case.

0224

-

NCB

Canberra

forward

further

advice

to

NCB

Bangkok

reaffirming

the

cancellation

of

the

Red

Notice

by

INTERPOL.

1705

-

Advice

from

DHA

Bangkok

that

Thai

Immigration

is

seeking

confirmation

of

Notice

cancellation

as

they

are

unable

to

reach

NCB

Bangkok.

DHA

requested

cancellation

advice

to

provide

to

Thai

Immigration

which

was

provided.

For

Official

Use

Only

FOI Document #6

Hakeem

ALARAIBI

DOB

CLIENT

ID

DATE

DESCRIPTION

08/11/2018

Interpol

Red

Notice

loaded

onto

the

Interpol

website

09/11/2018

Daily

Alert

from

INTERPOL

received

by

AFP

on

new,

amended

and

cancelled

Notices

(new

listing

for

ALARAIBI)

which

includes

basic

details

(name,

dob

and

offence

codes

of

which

was

sent

by

NCB

Canberra

the

same

date

to

ensure

any

listings

are

updated.

{Note

that

INTERPOL

information

is

provided

to

DHA

on

the

basis

that

any

matches

are

notified

to

any

Australian

linked

entities.

No

notification

was

provided

with

reference

to

this

subject

until

27NOV2018

-

see

below)

22/11/2018

Border

Operations

Centre

(BOC)

load

the

red

notice

onto

CMAL

(Note:

BOC

has

an

internal

service

standard

of

14

days

from

date

of

publication

on

the

Interpol

website

for

loading

notices).

27/11/2018

c:1500

-

ABF

contacted

AFP

AOCC

who

passed

to

NCB

Canberra

that

subject

was

leaving

Australian

from

Melbourne

to

Bangkok.

1506

-

As

part

of

NCB

Canberra's

standard

processes,

the

destination

country

(Thailand)

and

Notice

originating

country

(Bahrain)

were

advised

of

this

travel.

{Noting

that

NCB

Canberra

was

unaware

of

Protection

Status)

FOI Document #7

s22(1)(a)(ii)

s47F

s33(a)(iii)

s47F

27/11/2018

Mr

ALARAIBI

depart

Australia

(TU

vessel

JQ29

-

Melb

to

Bangkok)

®

Client

referred

on

departure

at

Melbourne

airport

as

a

result

of

the

CMAL

alert

®

Melbourne

airport

border

staff

contacted

Interpol

Canberra

which

advised

that

there

was

no

active

arrest

warrants

for

the

passenger's

arrest,

resulting

in

the

passenger

being

outwards

cleared.

28/11/2018

1120

-

DHA

Character

and

Cancellation

Branch

enquiry

(sent

direct

to

an

NCB

member

off

shift)

seeking

to

disclose

the

Red

Notice

for

the

purposes

of

visa

cancellation.

Advice

from

NCB

Canberra

(at

0823

on

03DEC2018

on

members

return

to

work)

was

the

Notice

was

cancelled

and

could

not

be

used

for

this

purpose.

29/11/2018

1842

-

Advice

from

AFP

Bangkok

that

DHA

had

advised

that

subject

was

on

a

refugee/protection

visa.

This

was

the

first

advice

from

DHA

of

this

status.

30/11/2018

0256

-

INTERPOL

Office

of

Legal

Affairs

(OLA)

advice

that

it

has

been

brought

to

their

attention

(via

media)

that

subject

may

be

an

asylum

seeker

or

granted

refugee

status

in

Australia.

OLA

request

Australia

share

information

on

the

subject's

status

and

details,

including

whether

this

may

be

shared

with

other

countries.

INTERPOL

OLA

is

required

under

its

Rules

and

procedures

(see

attached)

to

consider

whether

a

subject

is

an

asylum

seeker

or

refugee

before

issuing

a

Notice.

At

the

time

of

consideration

they

had

no

knowledge

of

subject's

status.

0811

-

NCB

Canberra

seeks

subject

status

details

and

confirmation

from

DHA

Onshore

Protection

team.

1343

-

DHA

Protection

Assessment

Support

Section

confirms

subject

has

been

granted

a

Protection

Visa

and

this

advice

may

be

shared

with

INTERPOL

but

other

member

countries

can

be

advised

he

holds

"permanent

resident"

status.

1503

-

NCB

Canberra

advises

INTERPOL

OLA

of

the

advice

from

DHA.

01/12/2018

0034

-

INTERPOL

OLA

notify

all

member

countries

that

the

Red

Notice

for

subject

has

been

cancelled

as

it

does

not

comply

with

the

INTERPOL

Constitution

and

the

details

have

been

deleted

from

INTERPOL

databases,

and

INTERPOL

channels

should

not

be

used

in

relation

to

this

case.

0224

-

NCB

Canberra

forward

further

advice

to

NCB

Bangkok

reaffirming

the

cancellation

of

the

Red

Notice

by

INTERPOL.

1705

-

Advice

from

DHA

Bangkok

that

Thai

Immigration

is

seeking

confirmation

of

Notice

cancellation

as

they

are

unable

to

reach

NCB

Bangkok.

DHA

requested

cancellation

advice

to

provide

to

Thai

Immigration

which

was

provided.

FOI Document #7

s47F

s33(a)(iii)

From:

Sent:

Tuesday,

11

December

2018

9:15

AM

To:

Robert

MCGREGOR;

Cc:

Subject:

Re:

AFP

-

Out

-

MIE

-

TPs

AlAraibi

[DLM

=

For-Official-Use-Only]

For

Official

Use

Only

Hi

Robert,

that

’

s

for

getting

in

contact.

My

media

director

has

been

working

closely

with

AFP

&

the

MO

on

this.

I

’

ll

get

her

to

reach

back

in

to

them.

Cheers,

A/g

Assistant

Secretary,

Portfolio

Media

and

Engagement

Branch

Department

of

Home

Affairs

P:+61

2

M:

E:

For

Official

Use

Only

From:

"Robert

MCGREGOR"

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

>

Date:

Tuesday,

December

11,

2018

at

9:12:22

AM

To:

@homeaffairs.gov,au

>

Cc:

@HOMEAFFAIRS.GOV.AU

>

Subject:

FW:

AFP

-

Out

-

MIE

-

TPs

AlAraibi

[DLM=For-Official-Use-Only]

For-Official-Use-Only

Hi

AFP

have

contacted

me

(below)

regarding

the

TPs

for

media

inquiries

relating

to

Mr

Alaraibi,

particularly

the

role

of

INTERPOL.

I

explained

to

AFP

that

the

Department's

policy

was

not to

comment

on

individual

cases

for

privacy

reasons.

In

the

case

below,

I

think

the

key

issue

for

AFP

revolves

around

their

first

point

(i.e.

Interpol

not

aware

of

visa

status).

However,

again,

I'm

not

sure

that

we

can

go

into

that

level

of

detail.

This

might

be

worth

further

discussion

between

your

staff

and

AFP.

Regards,

Robert

McGregor

Assistant

Secretary

Asia

International

Policy

Division

Policy

Group

Department

of

Home

Affairs

P:

|

M:

E:

(5)homeaffairs.

gov.au

For-Official-Use-Only

From:

Sent:

Monday,

10

December

2018

5:17

PM

To:

Robert

MCGREGOR

Cc:

Subject:

AFP

-

Out

-

MIE

-

TPs

AlAraibi

[DLM=For-Official-Use-Only]

For-Official-Use-Only

l

FOI Document #8

s22(1)(a)(ii)

s22(1)(a)

(ii)

s22(1)(a)(ii)

Hi

Rob,

Thanks

for

taking

my

call.

My

teams

have

been

working

back

and

forward

with

DHA

on

appropriate

talking

points

relating

to

this

matter.

Unfortunately,

there

appears

a

disconnect

in

answering

directly

the

questions

relating

to

the

role

of

the

AFP.

We

consider

this

creates

a

gap

in

the

narrative

that

has

already

been

picked

up

on

by

Media

outlets.

We

are

conscious

of

the

need

to

have

coordinated

media

TPs

with

a

consistent

position

from

the

Portfolio,

however

the

suggested

TPs

do

not

answer

the

questions

being

put

to

the

Portfolio.

This

is

the

talking

points

rejected

by

Home

Affairs

and

their

proposed

alternative.

AFP

proposed:

•

The

INTERPOL

National

Central

Bureau

in

Australia

was

not

aware

of

the

visa

status

of

Mr

AlAraibi

at

the

time

of

his

departure

from

Australia.

•

When

the

INTERPOL

National

Central

Bureau

in

Australia

was

advised

that

Mr

AlAraibi

held

a

refugee

visa,

that

advice

was

provided

to

INTERPOL

’

s

Office

for

Legal

Affairs

)

in

accordance

with

INTERPOL

rules,

policies

and

procedures.

•

Consequently,

the

Red

Notice

was

cancelled

within

24

hrs

by

INTERPOL

’

s

Office

for

Legal

Affairs.

•

Any

determination

of

refugee

status

and

processes

surrounding

visa

grants

is

a

matter

for

the

Department

of

Home

Affairs.

Home

Affairs

proposed:

•

When

applicants

are

granted

a

protection

visa

they

are

notified

of

the

conditions

and

entitlements

attached

to

it.

•

Protection

visa

holders:

o

are

able

to

remain

permanently

in

Australia

and

work

without

restriction

o

are

able

to

depart

and

re-enter

Australia

for

five

years

from

the

date

the

Protection

visa

being

granted.

0

must

seek

approval

in

writing

from

the

Department

of

Home

Affairs

to

enter

the

country

from

which

they

have

been

found

to

engage

Australia

’

s

protection

obligations.

o

do

not

need

approval

to

travel

to

any

other

country.

o

to

travel

outside

Australia,

they

must

first

contact

an

Australian

Passport

Office

of

the

Department

of

Foreign

Affairs

and

Trade

to

apply

for

a

travel

document,

and

not

use

the

passport

or

travel

document

issued

to

them

by

their

country

of

nationality.

•

The

AFP

routinely

cooperates

and

shares

information

with

its

international

law

enforcement

counterparts.

•

National

law

enforcement

authorities

can

advise

INTERPOL

’

s

Office

for

Legal

Affairs

(OLA)

it

believes

a

Red

Notice

should

be

cancelled.

In

this

case

it

was

cancelled

within

24

hours.

•

The

Interpol

Red

Notice

was

not

put

in

place

by

Australia;

the

existence

of

the

Interpol

Red

Notice

would

have

come

to

the

attention

of

Thai

authorities

when

the

person

attempted

to

enter

Thailand.

•

Any

action

taken

in

response

to

the

Interpol

Red

Notice

is

a

matter

for

Thai

authorities.

•

Any

further

questions

on

this

matter

are

a

matter

for

Thai

authorities.

I

will

be

on

the

mobile

if

you

wish

to

discuss.

Kind

Regards

ALLISON

BUCK

MANAGER

INTERNATIONAL

ENGAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL

OPERATIONS

Tel

+61(0)

2

Mob

+61(0)

www.afp.gov.au

AFP

AUSTRALIAN

FEDERAL

POLICE

POLICING

FOR

A

SAFER

AUSTRALIA

For-Official-Use-Only

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2

FOI Document #8

s22(1)(a)(ii)

s22(

1)

(a)

(ii)

From:

Sent:

Wednesday, 13 February 2019 8:50 AM

To:

Cc:

Subject:

FW: DFAT Talking Points - Release of Hakeem Ali Alaraibi from Thailand - v5

[DLM=For-Official-Use-Only]

For-Official-Use-Only

FYI

For-Official-Use-Only

From: @dfat.gov.au>

Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2019 5:05 PM

To: dfat.gov.au

Subject: DFAT Talking Points - Release of Hakeem Ali Alaraibi from Thailand - v5 [DLM=For-Official-Use-Only]

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

MEDIA TALKING POINTS

DISTRIBUTION:

STANDARD

Topic: HUMAN RIGHTS Originating Division: SED

Subject: Release of Hakeem Ali Alaraibi from Thailand

Version Date: 12/2/2019

Reason for Update: Fully revised talking

points following the release of Mr Hakeem

Alaraibi.

Version: 5 Expiry: 30/04/2019

Talking Points

• Australia welcomes the Thai Government’s decision to allow Mr Hakeem Alaraibi to return to

Australia

o and commends Thailand’s commitment to due process and human rights.

• The people of Australia have a great affection for Thailand and the Thai people

o Australians deeply appreciate the Thai Government’s decision, allowing Mr Alaraibi to

return to his wife and his local community.

• Thailand is an important and longstanding regional partner for Australia, with which we cooperate

closely on a wide range of issues and share strong people-to-people links

o Thailand is our ninth largest trading partner

o we look forward to continuing to work very closely with Thailand on a wide range of issues,

including this year in support of its role as Chair of ASEAN.

• We also acknowledge the constructive dialogue we have had with Bahrain in helping to resolve this

issue

FOI Document #9

s22(1)(a)(ii)

o Australia and Bahrain share a friendly and longstanding relationship, underpinned by trade,

people-to-people links and shared interests in defence and regional security

o this is a relationship which Australia will continue to build upon.

• We thank all those who have supported Mr Alaraibi during his detention, including his family and

friends, the Football Federation of Australia, FIFA, and the IOC

o we also thank Mr Alaraibi’s legal team, which had worked extensively to support his legal

case

o and the Thai immigration and prison officials who facilitated regular access for the

Australian Embassy while he was in detention.

If asked: Did Bahrain withdraw the extradition request?

• This was a matter between Thailand and Bahrain, and the Australian Government doesn't propose

to comment on the details.

If asked: Has Australia received an extradition request from Bahrain for Alaraibi?

• Under Australia’s Extradition Act 1988, the Attorney-General is responsible for considering any

extradition requests, which are usually conveyed through diplomatic channels.

• As a matter of longstanding policy, the Australia Government does not comment on the details of its

consideration of particular cases or our communications with foreign countries regarding

extradition.

If asked: about the Australia-Bahrain bilateral extradition relationship:

• Australia does not have a bilateral extradition treaty with Bahrain.

If asked: Did the Australian Government do a deal with Thailand to secure his release?

• No. This was a decision by the Thai Government. Australia deeply appreciates the Thai

Government’s decision to allow Mr Alaraibi to return to Australia.

If asked: What is the Australian Government doing to ensure this situation is not repeated?

• Relevant agencies are reviewing their procedures to try to ensure that this situation doesn’t happen

again.

If asked: Have we damaged the bilateral relationship with Thailand by speaking out so forcefully on this

matter?

• No, Australia and Thailand enjoy a long, deep and enduring partnership. Our engagement on this

matter with all levels of the Thai Government is reflective of the deep and constructive relationship

we have.

If asked: Have we damaged the bilateral relationship with Bahrain?

• No. Australia has a long-standing bilateral relationship with Bahrain, which is an important

regional security partner.

If asked: Will Australia now grant Mr Alaraibi citizenship?

• I understand Mr Alaraibi was on the path to Australian citizenship, and any application will need to

be considered in the usual way.

If asked: Why didn’t the Australian Government just grant him citizenship?

FOI Document #9

• All applicants for citizenship must be physically in Australia at the time their case is decided.

If asked: Did Australia issue the INTERPOL Red Notice?

• No, the INTERPOL Red Notice was requested by Bahrain and issued on 8 November 2018.

• INTERPOL’s ‘Policy on the Processing of Data Relating to Refugees’ requires close assessment of

any country request for a Notice should they be known to be a refugee with a presumption to refuse

the Notice request.

• As soon as INTERPOL was advised of Mr Alaraibi’s status as a protected refugee by Australia, this

procedure was followed and resulted in the cancellation of the Notice within 24 hours.

• Australia informed INTERPOL and the Thai Government of Mr Alaraibi’s refugee status on 29

November, and the INTERPOL Red Notice was cancelled on 30 November.

If asked: Did DFAT provide advice to Mr Alaraibi regarding his safety in travelling to Thailand?

• The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) did not provide assurances to Mr Alaraibi

that it was safe for him to travel to Thailand.

• As a matter of standard practice, DFAT does not provide tailored or individualised travel advice.

If Asked: Did Mr Alaraibi travel on a refugee passport?

• Yes, Mr Alaraibi was travelling on a Titre de Voyage passport.

FOI Document #9

s33(a)(iii)

s22(1)(a)(ii)

FOI Document #9

s47F

s33(a)(iii)

s22(1)(a)(ii)

Handling Notes

Media Interest

Approval

Consultation Consular; AFP; Home Affairs; MAD; Bangkok Post; Passports Office

Author

Cleared by Lynda Worthaisong, AS SBB

Distribution

Media Liaison Section, SES, HOMs/HOPs, STO Directors, Secretary’s EO and Senior Executive PAs, A-

based public affairs officers, A-based HOM PAs, FMO, MTIEO, PMO and PM&C addressees.

Stephens, Paul;

Worthaisong, Lynda;

FOI Document #9

s33(a)(iii)

s22(1)(a)(ii)

FOI Document #9

s22(1)(a)(ii)