Australian engineer speaks after release from Iraq Robert Pether was overcome with emotion when he reunited with his family in Dublin after more than five years in Iraq, where he'd been charged and detained. AAP · Oct 12
Robert Pether: Australian held in Iraq for five years over contract dispute is finally released Pether’s wife says she is ‘hugely relieved’ after months of ‘absolute nightmare’ The Independent UK · Oct 12
Australian engineer detained in Iraq granted release Robert Pether was sentenced to five years in prison following a dispute with the Iraqi government over work on the country's central bank. AAP · Oct 12
Lawyers who helped detained Australian Robert Pether leave Iraq criticise Wong for announcing news Penny Wong welcomes Iraqi government’s decision to allow engineer to leave Baghdad but Pether’s team criticise timing of media statement The Guardian - AU · Oct 12
Australian engineer freed on bail after four years in Iraqi prison Robert Pether remains barred from leaving Iraq The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025
Australian Robert Pether released from Iraqi prison four years after being arbitrarily detained A UN working group report found engineer’s 2021 detention was in breach of international law The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2025
Australian detained in Iraq released after four years An Australian engineer has been released on bail after being imprisoned in an Iraqi jail on fraud and misrepresentation charges. AAP · Jun 6, 2025
Iraq’s central bank to blame for dispute behind jailing of Australian Robert Pether, tribunal finds Engineer’s family says International Court of Arbitration decision strengthens the case for freeing him The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2023
Company emails at odds with evidence used to jail Australian engineer Robert Pether in Iraq Revealed: documents prompt fresh calls for Pether’s release, amid separate claims that a biased translator was used in court case The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2023