Former Socceroo Craig Foster star to attend Darwin refugee rally

Former Socceroos star turned human rights advocate Craig Foster is in Darwin to protest for the release of the ‘Darwin 9’.

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FORMER Socceroos star turned human rights advocate Craig Foster is in Darwin to protest for the release of the ‘Darwin 9’.

Former Socceroo turned refugee advocate Craig Foster is in town to advocate for the refugees stuck in detention at Darwin Airport. Picture: Glenn Campbell

Mr Foster met with some of the refugees who have been detained at a facility near the Darwin International Airport for more than a year yesterday afternoon. He described the situation the families faced as “harrowing”.

“I find myself apologising to them and saying I’m sorry because we all could have done more, could have spoken up sooner,” he said.

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Mr Foster has met with local politicians to push the agenda of the refugees forward. He called for politics to be put aside and for the nine people to be released.

Mr Foster will be at today’s rally which kicks off at 5pm. All are welcome to attend and are asked to meet on the footpath along Sir Norman Brearly Dr near the Darwin Mercure Airport Resort.

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