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https://scmp.com/news/asia/article/1372950/australia-defends-national-security-raids-timor-case
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Australia defends 'national security' raids in Timor case

Tony Abbott defends raid on offices of lawyer representing East Timor in case against Australia

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Photo: AFP

Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday defended a raid by Australian intelligence agents on the offices of a lawyer representing East Timor in a spying case, but Timor’s president called it “unconscionable”.

Abbott’s government is under fire after the offices of lawyer Bernard Collaery were raided by the domestic spy agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), on Tuesday and a range of material seized on a secret warrant.