marise payne: Amnesty International Australia is calling on Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, to demand the Middle Eastern country release 70-year-old Joseph Sarlak from detention, according to Nine News Australia. Joseph Sarlak in a prison hospital in Qatar two years ago. To improve your experience update it Human rights campaigners urge foreign minister to intervene in case of grandad jailed over bounced cheques in Qatar By Sarah Swain1 14pm Aug 7, rights campaigners are urging the federal government to intervene and bring an Australian grandfather jailed in Qatar back home. Nine As reported by nine.au, Mr Sarlak's family fear he may die if he's not released as he has heart problems and other serious health issues. It is believed he was never given a trial, had no lawyer and was made to sign a confession in Arabic. Mr Sarlak, who lived in Albury NSW, was jailed in 2016 over allegations around bounced cheques - a criminal offence in the country - related to his building firm.
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