Australian job interviewee arrested and deported

Caroline O’Doherty

Thu, 05 May, 2005 - 01:00

John Meawad, 30, never even got to meet his prospective employer, Waterford man Akram Hanna, who was very keen to sign him up for the E70,000 a year post.

“I feel I should go over to him on my knees and say ‘I’m sorry for what happened but please believe me, Ireland is not like this’,” Mr Hanna said.

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Courts Place: Ireland Place: Waterford Place: Britain Place: Cork Airport Place: Togher Garda Station Place: Cork Place: Mullinahone Place: Tipperary Place: Rathcormac, Co.Person: Caroline O’Doherty Person: John Meawad Person: Akram Hanna Person: Hanna Person: Meawad Organisation: Pharmacy Organisation: Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Organisation: Mari Mina Organisation: Department of Justice

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