A refugee football player who was hoping to return to Australia over the weekend after being arrested in Thailand has been put into detention instead and is facing deportation to the country he fled from.
Hakeem al-Araibi was arrested at Bangkok airport last week on an Interpol notice issued at Bahrain’s request.
The 25-year-old told SBS News on Sunday that Thai authorities “discreetly” ordered him to book a flight out of the country.
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