Australian engineer Robert Pether leaves Iraq five years after arrest
4 sources·Updated October 12, 2026
Robert Pether release
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- The West World·1h agoAustralian Robert Pether free to leave Iraq after diplomatic pressure
An Australian man trapped in Iraq has finally been allowed to leave the country and reunite with his family after years of detention.
Read at The West World → - SBS Australia·1h ago'Exhausted': Family speaks as Australian man released from Iraq after post-prison limbo
Robert Pether was imprisoned in Iraq in 2021 and released last year but was unable to leave the country.
Read at SBS Australia → - ABC Just In AU·2h agoAustralian engineer Robert Pether leaves Iraq five years after arrest
Robert Pether was arrested in 2021 and served more than four years behind bars over what friends and family called trumped-up fraud charges.
Read at ABC Just In AU →
