Asbestos Uproots Detainees

Article Added April 12th, 2006 - Print This Story - Bookmark This Story

265 detainees will be moved from Immigration Department’s Villawood lockup due to a possibility of asbestos exposure. The move will cost millions of dollars to complete.

Though the risk of exposure is small, the Immigration Minister noted that the chance was not worth taking that detainees could be exposed to the deadly material. The evacuation will take place at the same time that a major protest was planned to take place, probably leading to reduced numbers at the protest over Easter weekend. Police planning for the protest turned up small levels of asbestos, causing the “blue ban,” and the evacuation.

Commanders of the NSW police could have been held responsible for exposure if the detainees had been kept at Villawood. Little activity was seen behind the perimeter fence on Monday; the new three meter fences were added to keep any protesters out. Police were also on hand, patrolling the area around the fences. Further tests have been ordered, and the detainees will continue their stay at another location for almost two weeks. Some of the detainees are headed to nearby Holsworthy base, some to Baxter in South Australia , others to Port Augusta and 14 ex-prisoners will be sent back to prison.

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