UN has ‘grave concern’ for Australian trapped in Iraq — as Canberra continues funding the bank that sent him to jail

Robert Pether was imprisoned as a result of a dispute between his former employer and the Iraqi Central Bank, which continues to receive financial aid from Australia.

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