@crarg; thanks for adding some details, the article below written by David Marr makes for sobering reading!
" Costly pursuit ends as Moti deportation ruled unlawful " "... AUSTRALIA'S pursuit of Julian Moti, QC, has come to a shabby end in the High Court after eight bizarre years. The Fiji-born Australian lawyer has now averted trial on child sex charges because, said the court, his deportation from the Solomon Islands in 2007 was so bungled by Canberra that any trial would be an abuse of process. ..." "... The pursuit of Mr Moti was exacting a high diplomatic price. The then foreign minister, Alexander Downer, was seen to be attacking three Pacific nations: Vanuatu for not trying the man in the first place; the Solomons for making him attorney-general; and PNG for preventing his extradition to Australia. ..." "... Mr Moti is home free. He will never now face trial on those sex charges.
