Asylum seekers legally detained on Customs vessel, High Court rules

By Sarah Whyte
Updated January 29 2015 - 1:08am, first published January 28 2015 - 5:13pm
Ocean Protector: 157 asylum seekers were detained on the vessel for a month last year. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Ocean Protector: 157 asylum seekers were detained on the vessel for a month last year. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Ocean Protector: 157 asylum seekers were detained on the vessel for a month last year. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Ocean Protector: 157 asylum seekers were detained on the vessel for a month last year. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Ocean Protector: 157 asylum seekers were detained on the vessel for a month last year. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Ocean Protector: 157 asylum seekers were detained on the vessel for a month last year. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Ocean Protector: 157 asylum seekers were detained on the vessel for a month last year. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Ocean Protector: 157 asylum seekers were detained on the vessel for a month last year. Photo: Wolter Peeters

The Australian government acted legally when it detained 157 Tamil asylum seekers on the high seas for a month last year, the High Court has ruled.

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