The Immigration Minister has been forced to concede drones are not being used to monitor freed detainees.
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles concedes drones were never used to monitor freed immigration detainees, after 'clarifying' information with his department
Today in a statement before Question Time – Andrew Giles conceded: “Last week, in an interview on Sky News, I stated that Operation AEGIS was using drones.” Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Martin Ollman
At the time – the Immigration Minister’s office said that error was as a result of inaccurate information from within the bureaucracy.
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