Corkman who helped Afghans escape is freed

An Irishman who was jailed for his part in the escape of refugees from an Australian detention centre last month was today released from prison.

Corkman who helped Afghans escape is freed

An Irishman who was jailed for his part in the escape of refugees from an Australian detention centre last month was today released from prison.

Backpacker Jonathan Joseph O’Shea, a graphic artist from Cork, was sentenced to two months for aiding and abetting the freeing of 35 people from the Woomera centre.

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