澳大利亚工程师罗伯特·彼得在伊拉克被监禁超过五年后获得释放，随后在都柏林机场与妻子德丝蕾和两个儿子团聚1。彼得及其埃及同事于2021年4月在巴格达被捕，原因是他们所在公司CME咨询涉嫌对伊拉克政府就一项10亿美元的中央银行建筑项目进行诈骗1。伊拉克法院对彼得判处五年监禁和1840万美元罚款1。
联合国已认定彼得的监禁为非法1。彼得妻子德丝蕾表示，这段经历造成了巨大痛苦，"这是绝对的噩梦，特别是最近几个月"1。去年，彼得因健康状况恶化而获得有条件释放，但受到旅行限制1。澳大利亚外交部长彭妮·王欢迎了彼得的最终获释决定，澳大利亚政府多年来一直通过倡导和领事协助为其争取自由1。
Australian engineer Robert Peter has been released from Iraqi custody and reunited with his family at Dublin Airport following his imprisonment for more than five years 1. Peter and an Egyptian colleague were arrested in Baghdad in April 2021 after their employer, CME Consulting, faced accusations of defrauding the Iraqi government of $1 billion in connection with a central bank building project 1. Both men were sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined $18.4 million 1.
Peter's wife, Desiree, described the ordeal as "an absolute nightmare, particularly in recent months" 1. The United Nations determined that Peter's detention was unlawful 1, prompting years of advocacy and consular assistance from the Australian government 1. Peter had received conditional release the previous year due to deteriorating health, though he remained subject to travel restrictions 1. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong welcomed the decision to secure his release 1.
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