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Refugee’s overstay in New Zealand could fuel Aussie tensions
A refugee who wrote an award-winning book while being held in detention has overstayed his visa in New Zealand, according to at least one official and the man's lawyer, in a move that could fuel diplomatic tensions with Australia.
Behrouz Boochani traveled from Papua New Guinea in November on a temporary one-month visa to speak at a literary festival about his book, which details the six years he spent held against his will at Australia’s notorious offshore detention camp on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island.
- Nick Perry
- AP and msn news
Ben Lomai, a lawyer in Papua New Guinea who has been acting for Boochani and hundreds of other refugees, told The Associated Press this week that Boochani had not …