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Australian Attorney-General Allows Appeal for Wrongly Convicted Boys

2/6/2026

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The Australian federal Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has allowed two Indonesian boys to appeal their wrongful adult convictions.
The boys, Anto Bahar and Samsul Bahar, were 15 at arrest and misclassified by a discredited wrist X-ray age test.
A previous Attorney-General denied their appeal, and Rowland's referral enables a fresh legal review.
A federal court ordered $27.5 million in compensation for about 220 Indonesian children detained, with claims possible to 440.

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The Australian federal Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has allowed two Indonesian boys to appeal their wrongful adult convictions.
The boys, Anto Bahar and Samsul Bahar, were 15 at arrest and misclassified by a discredited wrist X-ray age test.
A previous Attorney-General denied their appeal, and Rowland's referral enables a fresh legal review.
A federal court ordered $27.5 million in compensation for about 220 Indonesian children detained, with claims possible to 440.