Manus Island Refugee Claims He was Beaten With Pole by Local Authorities

Detainees at a refugee processing centre on Manus Island alleged Papua New Guinea authorities used a metal pole to beat some refugees as they forced them to relocate to a new facility on Friday, November 24.“How can you use force against unarmed Syrians? You should be ashamed for your acts,” uploader Ghulam Mustafa said in a video published Friday, addressing Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. In the footage, a man holds up his arm to reveal injuries he said were inflicted by local authorities.Refugees remaining at the closed detention centre were earlier forced out by police and moved to a new facility, SBS reported. The new centre cost the Australian government $30 million and was completed in early November, according to The Australian.Mustafa, a refugee from Pakistan, told Storyful he was now living at one of three facilities within the new centre, West Lorengau Haus. Credit: Facebook/Ghulam Mustafa via Storyful