17 Dec 2018

Manus Island 'social fabric broken'

From , 6:02 am on 17 December 2018

A community leader on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island says its social fabric has been broken by Australia detaining refugees there.

Ben Pokarup is secretary of the Maus Manus Development Forum and chair of the Manus Island Tourism Association.

Mr Pokarup told Ben Robinson Drawbridge the refugees should be sent back to Australia and Manus Island should be compensated.

A refugee protest at the East Lorengau Tranist Centre, 24-11-18.

A refugee protest at the East Lorengau Tranist Centre, 24-11-18. Photo: Behrouz Boochani

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