Menzo4870, at no stage have I ever alleged that our fine Navy and Customs people have tortured asylum seekers; to state such is to mis-represent my posts!
Before making such a statement you should at least have read the reports whose links have been provided documenting that Australia is facing allegations of torture by the UN. Here are just a few of them to get you started:
The UN’s OHCHR alleged that Abbott’s approach to managing asylum seekers may contravene international treaties against torture:
http://www.theguardian.com/australi...eeker-policy-contravene-un-torture-convention
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/docs/ngos/ahrc_srilanka47.pdf
http://www.theguardian.com/australi...-obama-to-be-saved-from-australian-guantanamo
http://www.theguardian.com/australi...um-seeker-allegedly-fell-pregnant-raped-nauru
http://www.theguardian.com/australi...ad-to-rip-out-infected-tooth-says-case-worker
and megalomania at work:
http://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/...over-immigration-and-citizenship#.VHkCji4cTmg
