Two Men Have Been Arrested And Charged With The Murder Of Asylum Seeker Reza Berati

A short time ago, ABC Papua New Guinea correspondent Liam Cochrane tweeted that “major developments” had just transpired in the investigation into the murder of 23-year-old Iranian asylum seeker Reza Berati on Manus Island in February:

There’s been a major development in the investigation of Reza Barati’s murder on #Manus Is. Tune in to ABC radio. More to come. #PNG #auspol

— Liam Cochrane (@Liam_Cochrane) August 19, 2014

Cochrane then revealed that Papua New Guinea police have arrested and charged two men with Berati’s murder, and that both suspects previously worked for G4S, the private security company contracted by the Australian government with providing security at the Manus Island detention centre:

#PNG police have arrested and charged two men with murder of asylum seeker Reza Barati. Both suspects worked for G4S. #auspol #manus

— Liam Cochrane (@Liam_Cochrane) August 19, 2014

Berati was murdered during the course of an attack on the Manus Island camp by locals, riot police and G4S staff after a riot inside the camp. Shortly after Berati’s death, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison came under fire for providing information about the riots to the public that was later proven false, including the false claim that most of the violence took place outside the camp’s boundaries.

It has been 183 days since Berati’s murder.

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