'Kidnapped' Australian engineer jailed in Baghdad conditionally released | 60 Minutes Australia

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An Australian man has been conditionally released, four years after he was jailed in Iraq. Robert Pether was imprisoned in 2021 after he and a colleague were accused of stealing money from a project to rebuild Central Bank of Iraq's Baghdad headquarters. The pair were each given a five-year jail sentence and a joint fine of 18.4 million Australian dollars. The United Nations condemned their case, saying they had been subjected to "abusive and coercive" interrogations. In 2021, #60Mins spoke to Pether's lawyer: https://youtu.be/2Fa794h1wv0 Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | Collateral Damage (2021) WATCH more of 60 Minutes Australia: https://www.60minutes.com.au LIKE 60 Minutes Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60Minutes9 FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/60Mins FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/60minutes9 For forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Tom Steinfort, Tara Brown, Liam Bartlett and Sarah Abo look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes. #60MinutesAustralia