Vic: Illegal immigrant escapes on supervised aquarium visit

AAP General News (Australia)
04-02-2010
Vic: Illegal immigrant escapes on supervised aquarium visit

Another asylum seeker has escaped detention .. this time while on a supervised visit
to Melbourne Aquarium.

A Department of Immigration and Citizenship spokesman says the man slipped away from
the central Melbourne attraction last Wednesday .. whilst on supervised release from the
Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre.

The incident is among several escapes from immigration detention centres in recent
times .. and police and immigration officials are continuing their search.

Immigration Minister CHRIS EVANS has demanded a full report on the incident.

A department spokesman has defended the practice of allowing supervised excursions
.. saying it's an important part of the department's duty of care.

The department has been under fire following a series of recent escapes at the Villawood
detention centre in Sydney.

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