Two gay Saudi journalists who were detained in Australia as they sought permanent refuge have been released while their asylum claims are processed
, their lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.and were taken into immigration detention when it became clear they were seeking to settle permanently.
Nassar was released on Friday and, after a bureaucratic delay, Sultan was released Tuesday, lawyer Alison Battisson said:"He's literally being released now." One of the men had been working for the kingdom's media ministry and foreign news outlets. The other's employer has not been specified. The pair had decided to flee Saudi Arabia when they were called in for questioning by the authorities and it became clear their relationship was known.On arrival in Australia, they cleared passport control but were detained when questioned at customs.
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