Setback for Australian refugee football player arrested in Thailand

Hakeem Al-Araibi was hoping to return to Australia over the weekend but has now been put in detention and is facing deportation to Bahrain

A refugee football player who was hoping to return to Australia over the weekend after being arrested in Thailand has been put into detention instead and is facing deportation to the country he fled from.

Hakeem Al-Araibi was arrested at Bangkok airport last week on an Interpol notice issued at Bahrain’s request.

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