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[soft, bright music]

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[dance music]

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[crowd chanting, clapping]

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[crowd cheering]

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[intense music]

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[newscaster 1] The life
of a refugee footballer

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is hanging in the balance.

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[newscaster 2]
A nightmare far from

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what Hakeem Al-Araibi imagined

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when he flew off
on his honeymoon.

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[Hakeem] Please stop them.

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[newscaster 3] He believes
he's been wrongly targeted

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by the Bahraini authorities.

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[Phil] Hakeem, unwittingly,
had walked into a trap.

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[newscaster 4]
...as his extradition case

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unfolds between
three countries.

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[newscaster 5]
His supporters included

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former Socceroos captain
Craig Foster.

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[Craig] This is going to bring
up issues of corruption,

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of human rights abuse.

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We're going to
have to take on

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the biggest powers
in world football.

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[newscaster 6] The
twenty-five-year-old

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was brought before the Bangkok
court shackled in chains.

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[newscaster 7] Now
that image shocked the world.

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[newscaster 8] A global
campaign to free Hakeem.

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[overlapping broadcasts in
various languages]

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[newscaster 5]
He lives in terror

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of being extradited
to Bahrain,

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where he could be tortured
or even killed.

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[Hakeem] Please save me, please.

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[Craig]
Like the worst criminal.

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How is all this occurring?

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You know,
what's this kid done?

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[soft, tense music]

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[men shouting]

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[Lou] It was a Tuesday night,
I remember this distinctly.

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We got a message from Hakeem
in Thailand.

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[Lou] Hakeem has been
detained in Thailand.

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Detained in Thailand?

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What do you mean he's--
What's he done?

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[announcer] It was excellent
football from Pascoe Vale.

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Dangerous ball with a flick,
Headers in.

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It's a wonderful finish.

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Hakeem Al-Araibi.

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[Lou] We had re-signed Hakeem
in that summer.

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The values that he has
are very important

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to our football club,
you know?

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Family person, honest player.

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If you come up against Hakeem,

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you knew you had a battle
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He was a very tough defender.

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I knew he was a refugee,

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and he had some sort
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and that the government wanted
to-- to persecute him.

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Australia took him in.

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He's starting to make a life
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He's met a lady.

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He's gotten married.

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They didn't have a chance
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And he was taking his wife
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[Hakeem's wife laughs]

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[aeroplane engine roaring]

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[Hakeem]
I didn't eat anything here.

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If you can, anyone, help me to
go back to Australia, please.

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[Fatima] He sent voice notes
to all the Bahrainis

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who are outside Bahrain
that he knows.

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So, why he is arrested,
it didn't make sense.

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He has a protection visa.

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So, we tried contacting
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The lady who answered my call,
she's like,

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"He's not Australian.
I can't do anything for him."

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I'm not asking you
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I'm telling you that
there is a life

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of a human being in danger.

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And we were trying
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why was Hakeem arrested?

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Is he guilty
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[crowd sounds]

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[crowd chanting]

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[crowd chanting]

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[crowd chanting]

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[female newscaster]
Well, pro-democracy protests

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are continuing to spread
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[male newscaster] Thousands
of protestors in Bahrain

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are calling
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and this is the man
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King Hamad Al Khalifa,

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head of the family
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for over two centuries.

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[protestor] What
we're demanding is to live

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just like any human being
in this world.

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[crowd chanting, clapping]

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[gunfire]

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[gunfire]

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[indistinct chatter]

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[gunfire]

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[gunshot]

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- [indistinct shouting]
- [gunfire]

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[shouts indistinctly]

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[speaking Arabic]

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[indistinct chatter]

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[shouting, chanting]

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[indistinct chatter]

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[crowd chanting]

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- [shouting]
- [intense music continues]

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[intense music continues]

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[jail cell clanging shut]

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[intense music continues]

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[bottles clinking]

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[crowd sounds]

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[indistinct announcements]

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[glass shattering, explosions]

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[rioters shouting]

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[intense music continues]

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[notification chimes]

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[energetic music]

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[energetic music continues]

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[jail cell clangs shut]

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[grim music]

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[indistinct shouting]

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[heavy breathing]

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[heavy breathing]

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[waves crashing,
seagulls calling]

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[soft music]

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[soft music continues]

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[soft music continues]

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[Hakeem's wife speaking Arabic
indistinctly]

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[Hakeem's wife laughs]

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[soft, solemn music]

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[bell tolling]

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[Hakeem] I am in detention
in Bangkok.

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[Sayed] For a honeymoon to be
the most drastic event

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in your life,

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you could imagine
what a living nightmare

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that the two were
going through.

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[crowd chanting]

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In 2011, I took part in
the popular uprising.

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[explosion]

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[gunfire]

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And you can see
a scar on my forehead.

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This is a mark of a shoe
by a police officer.

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And then
for simply speaking up

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about what I experienced
and what I witnessed,

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I was thrown in a prison,

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and I was convicted
by a military court

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and I fled and came to the UK.

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I thought it would be
extremely important

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to set up an organisation
in London

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where it would speak out

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about the situation
in the country.

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[Sayed] The most powerful
thing Hakeem had

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was his own mobile phone.

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I was able to speak
to Hakeem directly,

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ask him, "Would you be able
to send me some pictures?"

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[cell phone notification]

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[energetic music]

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I thought a footballer
about to be extradited

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is an extremely important story,

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and my job was to make sure
that the whole world

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would know about what
he was experiencing.

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[energetic music continues]

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[Phil] As soon as
Hakeem was arrested,

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people were getting in touch

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from the Bahrain
human rights networks.

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[street sounds]

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Hakeem and his wife
were met at the gate.

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Bahrain had some sort of
surveillance on Hakeem

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in Australia.

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They knew that he was
applying for a visa

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to go to Thailand.

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They knew that
they were coming.

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Hakeem, unwittingly,
had walked into a trap.

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The Interpol Red Notice
with a photo of Hakeem here,

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and it says,
"Caution: Dangerous."

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One of the core principles
of refugee rights

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is that you cannot be sent
back to a country

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where you would face persecution.

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But we consistently see
regimes will issue

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Interpol Red Notices
for people who are refugees.

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And according to
Interpol's own principles,

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such Red Notices are supposed
to be thrown out.

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They are null and void.

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So, when I heard that

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Australia had formally
notified Thailand

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of the Red Notice,

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I was gobsmacked.

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Someone in
the Ministry of Home Affairs,

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in an incredibly stupid,
boneheaded move,

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and decided they had to
inform the Thais

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that he was flying there.

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The whole thing was
absolutely absurd.

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[energetic music continues]

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[Hakeem] If you can, anyone,

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help me to get back
to Australia.

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I just want to...

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[Tim] Has everyone seen
the Red Notice?

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Um, so this is the official
notice that's been sent around

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that actually led
to Hakeem's arrest.

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The Australian authorities
have really messed up

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in sending on
this illegal document.

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[Alexandra]
So the Interpol Red Notice

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was rescinded when Australia
notified Interpol

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that Hakeem had a valid

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refugee protection visa
in Australia,

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which meant that
the Thai government

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had an obligation
to release Hakeem

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and let him come back
to Australia.

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They didn't do that.

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Now, this was
a really unusual move.

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There was
no valid legal reason

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why they should have
kept Hakeem,

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and that was when
we really became aware

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that there was
some strong lobbying

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from the Bahraini authorities
to Thailand directly

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for the purpose of extraditing
him back to Bahrain.

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[soft, tense music playing]

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[Sayed] In 2014, a Bahraini
dissident named Ali Haroon

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was stuck in Thailand,

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and at that time, we attempted
to do whatever in our power

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to halt his extradition
without success.

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[soft, tense music playing]

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[Alexandra]
We know that Ali Haroon fled

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after being imprisoned
and tortured in 2013

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to Thailand.

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And the Thai government then
arrested him in 2014

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and extradited him
back to Bahrain.

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He was sedated
to get onto the aeroplane.

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His injuries were so bad

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that when he arrived
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he had to be hospitalised,

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and no one has heard of him
or been able to visit him

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since 2017.

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[Sayed] We know that
Hakeem would be next.

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Hakeem would be subjected to,

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if not, like,
similar experience,

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if not worse.

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The risk of him being
handed over was so real.

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[sirens blaring]

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[Phil] Once Hakeem had been
transferred from the airport

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to the immigration
detention centre in Suan Plu,

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he was actually held
in an office.

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He wasn't put in the general
detention population.

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And his wife was there too,

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and he was able
to hold onto his phone.

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[soft, tense music playing]

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[Phil] My biggest concern was
that not enough people

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knew what was happening

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and that if Thailand tried
to pull a fast one,

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there was going to be
some sort of secret deal,

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there would be no way
we could stop it.

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[cameras clicking]

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No.

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[newscaster] Hakeem Al-Araibi
has spent his first nights

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in the main remand prison
in Bangkok,

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after almost two weeks
detained at the airport

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and an immigration centre.

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[reporter 1] Hakeem,
what's your message?

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[reporter 2]
What do you want to say?

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[reporter 2] What do you hope
happens today?

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I don't-- I don't know.

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I don't want to go back
to Bahrain,

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I want to go back
to Australia.

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I didn't do anything
in Bahrain.

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I am a refugee in Australia.

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I will get citizenship
soon in Australia.

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I am Australian, not Bahraini.

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I didn't do anything.

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[soft, tense music]

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[Craig] It's just this
vulnerable kid, a footballer.

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You know, he's just--
he's a footballer,

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he's the same as me,

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just with
a different passport.

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[crowd cheering]

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And here he is
with a whole country

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trying to pull this kid back
where he'd been tortured.

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And he's facing torture again.

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And I just
couldn't believe it.

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[Hakeem] Please stop them.

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[officers speaking Thai]

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[man] Keep going, keep going.

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Chase him, chase him.
It's still yours.

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[children shouting]

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[Craig] We're blessed in
Australia, playing football,

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because it's such
a diverse game.

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Since the age of probably fifteen,

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when I started to move into
our junior national teams,

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I was in a mix of Australians
of every ethnicity,

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every religion, every culture

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and that's really a gift.

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No one could believe that
this team came from

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some unknown soccer nation
called Australia.

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[crowd cheering]

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The game just places us
in the middle

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of this melting pot
of cultures.

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That's been central
to developing my world view.

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[crowd cheering]

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[announcer 1] Here's Aloisi
for a place in the World Cup.

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He scores!

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- Australia have done it!
- [announcer 2] Come on!

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Come on, Australia!

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[crowd cheering]

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[Craig]
This is what it's about.

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The tension and the passion.

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Good morning, everyone,
I'm Craig Foster,

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SBS's chief football analyst.

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With twenty years in the media

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and the profile I had
in the game in Australia,

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I knew that I had
a range of skills

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that could help him.

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So, I went through the history
of Bahraini activism

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and human rights abuse
against athletes.

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The more reading I did,

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I knew that he was in
deep, deep trouble.

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[grim music]

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It's clear that something
is very, very foul.

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[typing]

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[newscaster] Gianni Infantino
from Switzerland

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is one of the favourites

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to become FIFA's first
new president in eighteen years.

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[Gianni] Of course
I'm confident.

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[newscaster]
Sheikh Salman from Bahrain

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is the other frontrunner.

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[Sheikh Salman] I'm very
confident. Very confident.

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[newscaster] Though
human rights groups claim

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he had local
soccer players arrested

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following
pro-democracy protests.

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[Sayed] Basically, a member
of Bahraini ruling family,

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Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa,

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nominated himself
to be elected

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as the FIFA president.

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At the time when Hakeem
was arrested in Bahrain

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and subjected to torture,

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he was the president

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of Bahrain Football Associations.

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During 2011, Prince Nasser
mandated Sheikh Salman

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to be in charge of
the committee

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which will come after
those athletes

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which has stood up
against the government,

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and it was not long
before those players

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were picked up,
and they were subjected

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to brutal torture.

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This is the man
who is going to be in charge

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of leading FIFA.

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[tense music]

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All of a sudden, there was
massive media interest

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about Bahrain as a subject

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because of
Sheikh Salman's nomination.

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So, back in 2016,

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I was trying to find someone
who could tell us

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what it means
to be a footballer

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under Salman's leadership,

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and I was told that
there is this guy

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who's currently in Australia.

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[newscaster] Hakeem Al-Araibi
used to play

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for Bahrain's national team.

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He was arrested
during the crackdown

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that followed the uprising.

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[Sayed] He was
the first person to say

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Sheikh Salman failed
to protect

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footballers in Bahrain.

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[ambient music]

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[Sayed] It was reported
on page one

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on The New York Times.

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[ambient music continues]

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This is a story
that hit headlines

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across the globe.

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[ambient music continues]

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[Sheikh Salman] First of all,
when you say tortured,

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I think allegedly tortured.

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These are false,
you know, nasty lies

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that has been repeated
again and again.

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[reporter] Surely, on a
basic level, as the head

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of the National Association,

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you have failed
those footballers.

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They were simply displaying
their political viewpoint.

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[Sheikh Salman] You cannot
accept somebody coming to you

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and accusing you of things
that you haven't done,

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and they're just repeating it
again and again.

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[intense music]

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[newscaster] More than two
hundred football associations

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from around the world
have gathered in Zurich

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to vote in
the next FIFA President.

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[protestors]
Stop supporting Salman!

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Stop supporting Salman!

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Stop supporting Salman!

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[protestor] Since 2011,

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we've had more than
one hundred and fifty athletes

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arrested and imprisoned,

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and so we're looking at
a long time issue

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with the Bahraini government
going after athletes

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as a part of the crackdown
against democracy

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and human rights.

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And so, if Sheikh Salman
is elected here today,

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what kind of message
is FIFA sending

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about the integrity of FIFA?

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[indistinct chanting]

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[newscaster] This was
the moment Gianni Infantino

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became the new face
of world soccer.

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[applause]

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Sheikh Salman from Bahrain
came in second.

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- Pardon?
- [man] Are you disappointed...

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[Sheikh Salman] Oh, no, no,
no, no, I think, you know,

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this is sports,
this is fair play,

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and we have to show it
inside and outside.

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All the best for him,
thank you.

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[crowd roaring]

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[tense music]

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00:25:01,541 --> 00:25:04,000
[tense music continues]

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[cameras snapping]

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00:25:11,166 --> 00:25:15,500
[tense music continues]

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00:25:20,625 --> 00:25:23,916
[tense music continues]

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00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,416
[cameras snapping]

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00:25:26,500 --> 00:25:30,250
[tense music continues]

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00:25:35,875 --> 00:25:39,291
[cameras snapping]

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00:25:39,375 --> 00:25:40,708
[door clanks shut]

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00:25:40,791 --> 00:25:41,875
[engine puttering]

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00:25:45,666 --> 00:25:47,958
[atmospheric music]

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00:25:53,083 --> 00:25:57,250
[atmospheric music continues]

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00:25:57,333 --> 00:25:59,458
[resounding clank]

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[birds chirping]

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[newscaster] Hakeem Al-Araibi
has spent his first nights

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in the main remand prison
in Bangkok.

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In the next sixty days,
a court will start deciding

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whether to extradite him
to Bahrain,

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the country he fled,

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or return him to Australia.

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[Sara] He was clearly
left behind

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by his own country.

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I felt that he was being
left behind by Australia now.

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Was I into football? No.

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Um, was I interested?

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Not even a little bit.

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[chuckling]

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I've come from Bosnia.
I'm a refugee myself.

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So I sort of
had that connection

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where I knew
he left his home already.

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He's got his whole future
in front of him,

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and all of a sudden,
he finds himself detained

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while having protection
from Australia.

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And then I went
on Twitter looking,

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hoping that I could maybe find
somebody talking about it.

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[typing]

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[ambient music]

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[text tone whistling]

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[ambient music continues]

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[Craig] In those early weeks,

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you had Sayed
starting to become vocal.

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Different organisations
here and globally,

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they were used to
what was going on here.

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Bahrain, you know,

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were serial offenders
in this regard,

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so I was in touch with them,

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just trying to work out,
what could I do.

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[ambient music continues]

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[Fatima] When we first tweeted
about Hakeem,

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what is the hashtag
that I need to use?

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I tried to come up quickly
with something.

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[Lou] #SaveHakeem.

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Fatima and ourselves
came up with that

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because we felt social media
is the only way

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that we can get
this happening.

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[Vitale] Hi, I'm Vitale
Ferrante, I'm Hakeem's coach.

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All of Australia, we've got to
get behind #SaveHakeem.

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[Matteo] Please, help us to
bring him back to Australia.

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[all] ...three! Save Hakeem!

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[Craig] I had never really
used social media

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in any great degree,
so I was just

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making it up, really,
as I went along.

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[Sara] It seemed for weeks

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all the same names
kept popping up,

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so we all started sort of
helping each other out.

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Hakeem is
extraordinarily brave,

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and for trying
to shed light on

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the torture
of people in Bahrain,

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they chased him
across the globe.

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[Duncan] We're doing it
because it's unfair on him.

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Bahrain trying to, you know,

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punish someone
who embarrassed them.

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[reporter] It's almost
unheard of

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for an extradition request
in Bangkok

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not to be granted.

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People like Hakeem Al-Araibi
who face

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extradition proceedings
of this kind,

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the vast majority,
if not all of them,

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do end up being extradited.

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[Jo] He could not end up
in Bahrain.

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Like, that was
a death sentence.

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[Duncan] We were starting to
see names becoming familiar

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who are tweeting about
the same thing,

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trying to raise awareness.

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[Sara]
We kept retweeting each other,

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and... just to keep it going
and trying to get this hashtag

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to sort of
get a life of its own.

517
00:28:58,541 --> 00:28:59,916
[text tone whistling]

518
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,708
[Craig] I started to see that
people were sharing his story

519
00:29:03,791 --> 00:29:05,416
and supporting me.

520
00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:07,791
"Craig, we're with you,
tell us what to do."

521
00:29:07,875 --> 00:29:10,125
You know, "How can we help?"

522
00:29:10,208 --> 00:29:11,541
[Duncan] Craig gets in touch

523
00:29:11,625 --> 00:29:14,000
and just pops random people
together in a group

524
00:29:14,083 --> 00:29:16,166
and said, "You're our
social media team."

525
00:29:16,250 --> 00:29:17,583
[typing]

526
00:29:17,666 --> 00:29:20,083
[text tones whistling]

527
00:29:20,166 --> 00:29:21,958
[ambient music continues]

528
00:29:22,041 --> 00:29:26,375
[Sara] I think he did actually
act as a coach to the team

529
00:29:26,458 --> 00:29:28,875
and he guided us as to
where he wanted us to go,

530
00:29:28,958 --> 00:29:30,375
and where
to take the attention to.

531
00:29:30,458 --> 00:29:32,875
[ambient music continues]

532
00:29:32,958 --> 00:29:34,708
[woman] At the moment
not many people know about it,

533
00:29:34,791 --> 00:29:37,166
and I guess if we can
leverage public sentiment

534
00:29:37,250 --> 00:29:38,583
and get people involved,

535
00:29:38,666 --> 00:29:40,375
it's a pretty
compelling story.

536
00:29:40,458 --> 00:29:43,958
A young man on his honeymoon
with his wife, new wife.

537
00:29:44,041 --> 00:29:46,541
[Tim] Part of the challenge is
Hakeem is a Muslim,

538
00:29:46,625 --> 00:29:48,125
uh, he's a refugee,

539
00:29:48,208 --> 00:29:50,333
and they're things that are
potentially not very appealing

540
00:29:50,416 --> 00:29:52,250
to the Australian community
at the moment.

541
00:29:52,333 --> 00:29:56,708
[Craig] Some components
of his story and his life

542
00:29:56,791 --> 00:30:01,083
meant that he was less likely
to get the support

543
00:30:01,166 --> 00:30:02,625
both of
the Australian government

544
00:30:02,708 --> 00:30:05,083
and I think probably of
the Australian people.

545
00:30:05,166 --> 00:30:06,583
Refugees in the last
twenty years

546
00:30:06,666 --> 00:30:08,166
have been
incredibly demonised.

547
00:30:08,250 --> 00:30:11,041
[spokesperson] If you travel
by boat without a visa,

548
00:30:11,125 --> 00:30:13,291
you will not
make Australia home.

549
00:30:13,375 --> 00:30:15,541
[Lou] People weren't taking this
as seriously.

550
00:30:15,625 --> 00:30:16,875
They were like,
"Eh, who's this,

551
00:30:16,958 --> 00:30:19,916
this Muslim,
you know, refugee.

552
00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,416
How is that our problem?"

553
00:30:22,166 --> 00:30:24,250
[Craig] People are not
going to come and get him

554
00:30:24,333 --> 00:30:26,041
simply because he's a refugee.

555
00:30:26,125 --> 00:30:27,625
People are not going to
come and get him

556
00:30:27,708 --> 00:30:31,291
just because he's a Bahraini
who's been tortured.

557
00:30:31,375 --> 00:30:34,708
People might come and help him
and speak out for him,

558
00:30:34,791 --> 00:30:37,083
and we might have a chance,
a slim chance,

559
00:30:37,583 --> 00:30:39,291
if we can activate sport.

560
00:30:39,375 --> 00:30:41,666
[commentator]
Finally, belatedly.

561
00:30:41,750 --> 00:30:42,916
[Jo] Now, the football angle

562
00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:44,041
was a really interesting one

563
00:30:44,125 --> 00:30:47,500
because sport is like
a religion in Australia.

564
00:30:47,583 --> 00:30:49,583
[commentator]
And his legend grows.

565
00:30:50,541 --> 00:30:51,916
[Craig] He's going to need

566
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,666
football to come
to his rescue.

567
00:30:54,750 --> 00:30:57,291
[atmospheric music]

568
00:30:57,375 --> 00:31:00,083
[vocalising]

569
00:31:00,166 --> 00:31:02,750
[overlapping remarks]

570
00:31:02,833 --> 00:31:06,458
[vocalising continues]

571
00:31:39,916 --> 00:31:43,041
[indistinct remarks]

572
00:32:09,208 --> 00:32:12,875
[sombre vocalising continues]

573
00:32:53,166 --> 00:32:55,666
[engines rumbling]

574
00:33:04,166 --> 00:33:05,583
[cameras snapping]

575
00:33:05,666 --> 00:33:07,791
[Nadthasiri] On behalf of
Hakeem's wife,

576
00:33:07,875 --> 00:33:10,500
I am here to submit the letter

577
00:33:10,583 --> 00:33:13,375
to Prime Minister
Prayut Chan-o-cha

578
00:33:13,458 --> 00:33:16,625
and ask him, please,
to release Hakeem

579
00:33:16,708 --> 00:33:18,375
on humanitarian grounds.

580
00:33:18,458 --> 00:33:23,500
[sombre music continues]

581
00:33:38,041 --> 00:33:41,000
[sombre vocalising continues]

582
00:33:47,416 --> 00:33:51,583
[sombre vocalising continues]

583
00:33:54,125 --> 00:33:56,083
[Brendan] Really scary things
happening in Thailand.

584
00:33:56,166 --> 00:33:57,958
Hakeem's wife
keeps calling in tears

585
00:33:58,041 --> 00:34:00,250
thinking he's been put
on a plane to Bahrain.

586
00:34:00,333 --> 00:34:01,583
The last dissident,
Ali Haroon,

587
00:34:01,666 --> 00:34:02,875
was tortured on the plane,

588
00:34:02,958 --> 00:34:04,291
so this is very serious.

589
00:34:04,375 --> 00:34:05,375
Minky.

590
00:34:06,375 --> 00:34:07,541
[click]

591
00:34:08,250 --> 00:34:09,250
[beep]

592
00:34:09,833 --> 00:34:12,291
My reaction was,
we have to mobilise

593
00:34:12,375 --> 00:34:14,750
the Sport and Rights Alliance,
we have to mobilise

594
00:34:14,833 --> 00:34:16,625
international human rights community.

595
00:34:16,708 --> 00:34:19,375
[traffic honking]

596
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,916
[Minky] Many of
the Gulf countries,

597
00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:26,666
Saudi Arabia, the UAE,
Qatar, Bahrain,

598
00:34:26,750 --> 00:34:31,000
they really want to be part of
the world community,

599
00:34:31,083 --> 00:34:33,583
but they don't want to reform
their human rights practices.

600
00:34:33,666 --> 00:34:38,625
In Bahrain, after 2011,
after the Arab Spring,

601
00:34:38,708 --> 00:34:40,333
it was very interesting
how the government

602
00:34:40,416 --> 00:34:43,708
attempted to rehabilitate
its image through sports.

603
00:34:43,791 --> 00:34:46,500
[commentator]
It's the Bahrain Grand Prix,

604
00:34:46,583 --> 00:34:48,916
and it's lights out,
and away we go!

605
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:53,458
[Craig] Sport can be used
to provide a cover

606
00:34:53,541 --> 00:34:56,916
for some of the most egregious
and threatening undertakings

607
00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:00,333
in the history
of modern society.

608
00:35:00,416 --> 00:35:01,750
[thwack]

609
00:35:01,833 --> 00:35:04,833
[atmospheric music]

610
00:35:04,916 --> 00:35:09,375
[Hitler speaking in German]

611
00:35:09,458 --> 00:35:13,458
[atmospheric music continues]

612
00:35:16,500 --> 00:35:18,916
[indistinct chanting]

613
00:35:20,958 --> 00:35:23,708
[Minky] Sportswashing lets
some of the world's

614
00:35:23,791 --> 00:35:27,208
worst human rights abusers
rub elbows

615
00:35:27,291 --> 00:35:29,125
with the international
sports community

616
00:35:29,208 --> 00:35:32,833
to make your country look like
a member in good standing

617
00:35:32,916 --> 00:35:35,041
of the international community.

618
00:35:35,833 --> 00:35:37,416
[Craig] We actually had
a situation where

619
00:35:37,500 --> 00:35:38,666
mega sporting events,

620
00:35:38,750 --> 00:35:41,500
such as the Olympic Games
and the World Cup,

621
00:35:41,583 --> 00:35:44,916
were being associated with
human rights atrocities.

622
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:49,291
[atmospheric music continues]

623
00:35:58,750 --> 00:36:02,083
[Sepp Blatter]
The 2022 FIFA World Cup

624
00:36:02,166 --> 00:36:04,166
is Qatar.

625
00:36:04,250 --> 00:36:07,083
[crowd roaring]

626
00:36:07,166 --> 00:36:10,833
[Brendan] Qatar was
a tipping point in many ways.

627
00:36:10,916 --> 00:36:15,625
There had to be
the mass migration of workers

628
00:36:15,708 --> 00:36:17,625
to undertake
the scale of construction

629
00:36:17,708 --> 00:36:19,083
which the bid required.

630
00:36:19,875 --> 00:36:22,125
[female newscaster] These men
have to work in temperatures

631
00:36:22,208 --> 00:36:24,375
exceeding 50 degrees Celsius.

632
00:36:24,458 --> 00:36:25,625
[male newscaster]
Amnesty International

633
00:36:25,708 --> 00:36:27,791
has described it as
the World Cup of shame.

634
00:36:27,875 --> 00:36:30,083
It's likened the conditions
of the workers there

635
00:36:30,166 --> 00:36:31,666
to slavery.

636
00:36:31,750 --> 00:36:35,583
[Minky] So FIFA had
no human rights policy

637
00:36:35,666 --> 00:36:37,333
because they don't want to
give up

638
00:36:37,416 --> 00:36:40,291
their wealthy,
abusive partners.

639
00:36:40,375 --> 00:36:41,750
[reporter]
For nearly a decade,

640
00:36:41,833 --> 00:36:43,458
Russia and Qatar
have been suspected

641
00:36:43,541 --> 00:36:44,625
of buying votes

642
00:36:44,708 --> 00:36:46,833
to win hosting rights
for the 2018

643
00:36:46,916 --> 00:36:48,291
and 2022 World Cups.

644
00:36:48,375 --> 00:36:51,083
[newscaster] According to the
Department of Justice here,

645
00:36:51,166 --> 00:36:53,833
it was an example of a
multi-billion-dollar business

646
00:36:53,916 --> 00:36:56,208
operating not as
a sports governing body,

647
00:36:56,291 --> 00:36:59,166
but as a corrupt
criminal enterprise.

648
00:36:59,250 --> 00:37:00,625
[DOJ spokesperson] Now,
the fourteen defendants

649
00:37:00,708 --> 00:37:03,541
charged in the indictment
we are unsealing today

650
00:37:03,625 --> 00:37:06,041
include high-ranking officials
of FIFA.

651
00:37:06,125 --> 00:37:09,875
This really is
the World Cup of fraud.

652
00:37:09,958 --> 00:37:11,333
This event called
the World Cup,

653
00:37:11,416 --> 00:37:13,416
one of the great sports events
of the world,

654
00:37:13,500 --> 00:37:18,791
is now mired in corruption
and human rights abuse.

655
00:37:18,875 --> 00:37:20,333
[female newscaster]
But one whistle-blower says

656
00:37:20,416 --> 00:37:22,625
Qatar only did what was needed

657
00:37:22,708 --> 00:37:25,708
when dealing with
FIFA's culture of corruption.

658
00:37:26,875 --> 00:37:28,791
[male reporter]
More people will die

659
00:37:29,166 --> 00:37:31,125
in the building
of the football stadiums

660
00:37:31,208 --> 00:37:32,666
for the World Cup in 2022

661
00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:34,166
than players will play.

662
00:37:34,250 --> 00:37:38,125
[contemplative music]

663
00:37:38,208 --> 00:37:40,208
[Brendan] Six and a
half thousand people

664
00:37:40,291 --> 00:37:41,458
have lost their lives

665
00:37:41,541 --> 00:37:43,125
in relation
to construction efforts

666
00:37:43,208 --> 00:37:44,583
around the World Cup.

667
00:37:45,708 --> 00:37:48,000
And so FIFA knew it had to act

668
00:37:48,083 --> 00:37:51,583
not really out of any sense
of human rights concern,

669
00:37:51,666 --> 00:37:53,208
but in order to preserve

670
00:37:53,291 --> 00:37:55,166
the very essence
of its business.

671
00:37:55,250 --> 00:37:57,208
And so in 2016,

672
00:37:57,291 --> 00:38:00,416
it adopted
a human rights policy.

673
00:38:00,500 --> 00:38:03,166
[Minky] Knowing that FIFA
had passed these rules,

674
00:38:03,250 --> 00:38:06,458
the first thing I wanted to do
was talk with Hakeem

675
00:38:06,541 --> 00:38:08,750
before they took away
his cell phone.

676
00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,583
Do you know FIFA has
a human rights policy?

677
00:38:19,666 --> 00:38:21,500
Rights on paper
are meaningless

678
00:38:21,583 --> 00:38:24,000
unless they're tested
and implemented.

679
00:38:24,083 --> 00:38:28,000
That was the question that
Hakeem's case posed.

680
00:38:28,083 --> 00:38:30,208
Could FIFA,
with a new president,

681
00:38:30,291 --> 00:38:32,166
actually do the right thing?

682
00:38:32,250 --> 00:38:34,708
[applause]

683
00:38:34,791 --> 00:38:36,708
[Brendan] It was imperative
we saved Hakeem

684
00:38:36,791 --> 00:38:39,000
for Hakeem the human being

685
00:38:39,083 --> 00:38:42,291
and for the billions of people

686
00:38:42,375 --> 00:38:44,125
whose human rights
are affected

687
00:38:44,208 --> 00:38:45,708
by the conduct of sport.

688
00:38:46,375 --> 00:38:47,958
If we were going to prevent
any of this

689
00:38:48,041 --> 00:38:49,291
from happening again,

690
00:38:49,375 --> 00:38:50,750
then we had to save Hakeem.

691
00:39:01,250 --> 00:39:07,458
[triumphant music]

692
00:39:12,625 --> 00:39:14,875
[applause]

693
00:39:14,958 --> 00:39:17,708
[Craig] Hakeem being
an Australian footballer,

694
00:39:17,791 --> 00:39:21,000
the first steps that he needed
from support from the sport

695
00:39:21,083 --> 00:39:22,708
was the Australian
Football Federation,

696
00:39:22,791 --> 00:39:25,458
which is part of the
Asian Football Confederation.

697
00:39:25,541 --> 00:39:27,291
[Male host] It gives me great
pleasure to welcome

698
00:39:27,375 --> 00:39:28,666
the honourable President

699
00:39:28,750 --> 00:39:30,833
of the Asian Football Confederation,

700
00:39:30,916 --> 00:39:32,666
His Excellency, Sheikh Salman.

701
00:39:32,750 --> 00:39:36,291
[applause]

702
00:39:36,375 --> 00:39:38,208
Salman was running Asia,

703
00:39:39,458 --> 00:39:40,958
and was the right-hand man

704
00:39:41,041 --> 00:39:43,250
and had the ear
of Infantino at FIFA.

705
00:39:43,333 --> 00:39:45,041
[applause]

706
00:39:45,125 --> 00:39:46,750
This guy was going to be expected

707
00:39:46,833 --> 00:39:48,250
to actually step forward
and help him.

708
00:39:48,333 --> 00:39:51,583
[crowd roaring]

709
00:39:51,666 --> 00:39:53,208
[commentator] The greatest
football show

710
00:39:53,291 --> 00:39:55,458
on the continent is underway.

711
00:39:55,541 --> 00:39:57,000
[Craig] It was
hugely fortuitous that

712
00:39:57,083 --> 00:39:58,666
the Asian Cup was at that time

713
00:39:58,750 --> 00:40:00,333
when this kid is
sitting in jail.

714
00:40:01,375 --> 00:40:03,208
"Dear Sir,
I write to you as a member

715
00:40:03,291 --> 00:40:04,875
of the Australian
football family

716
00:40:04,958 --> 00:40:07,500
regarding my football brother,
Hakeem Al-Araibi.

717
00:40:07,583 --> 00:40:09,458
As President of the AFC,

718
00:40:09,541 --> 00:40:11,250
will you issue
an immediate statement

719
00:40:11,333 --> 00:40:12,458
on behalf of the AFC

720
00:40:12,541 --> 00:40:14,500
calling for Hakeem Al-Araibi's
release?"

721
00:40:14,583 --> 00:40:17,166
[commentator] Big opportunity
now, Al Hammadi!

722
00:40:17,250 --> 00:40:19,416
[Craig] "The position of
AFC President now carries

723
00:40:19,500 --> 00:40:22,875
a non-negotiable obligation
to do everything possible

724
00:40:22,958 --> 00:40:26,875
to uphold the human rights
of all in football."

725
00:40:26,958 --> 00:40:29,000
[commentator]
And a penalty's been given.

726
00:40:29,083 --> 00:40:32,000
That quite new
FIFA human rights policy

727
00:40:32,083 --> 00:40:35,166
became the wonderful
opportunity, in a way,

728
00:40:35,250 --> 00:40:39,875
to obligate Infantino and FIFA
and AFC to act.

729
00:40:39,958 --> 00:40:43,916
And so, writing to Salman
just puts him on notice

730
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,750
and it also puts
all of the people

731
00:40:45,833 --> 00:40:47,958
getting involved in
the campaign on notice

732
00:40:48,041 --> 00:40:49,333
that that's where
we're headed.

733
00:40:49,416 --> 00:40:51,458
This is about taking on
the biggest powers

734
00:40:51,541 --> 00:40:52,791
in world football.

735
00:40:52,875 --> 00:40:53,875
[whistle blows]

736
00:40:53,958 --> 00:40:55,208
[commentator]
Full-time whistle sounds

737
00:40:55,291 --> 00:40:58,125
in the opening game of
the 2019 Asian Cup.

738
00:40:58,208 --> 00:41:00,333
[indistinct commentary
continues]

739
00:41:00,416 --> 00:41:03,250
[protestors] Save Hakeem!
Save Hakeem!

740
00:41:03,333 --> 00:41:05,000
[Craig] Thank you, everyone,
for coming today

741
00:41:05,083 --> 00:41:09,041
for the solidarity protest
in support of Hakeem Al-Araibi

742
00:41:09,333 --> 00:41:11,375
and to call on
the Thai government

743
00:41:11,458 --> 00:41:13,750
to release Hakeem immediately,

744
00:41:13,833 --> 00:41:15,916
particularly today,
with a bilateral meeting

745
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,583
with our Foreign Minister,
Marise Payne.

746
00:41:19,291 --> 00:41:20,916
[Alexandra]
We knew that Marise Payne

747
00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:23,708
was going to visit
her counterpart in Thailand.

748
00:41:23,791 --> 00:41:26,250
This was one
of the highest escalations,

749
00:41:26,333 --> 00:41:28,875
diplomatically,
that a country can take.

750
00:41:28,958 --> 00:41:32,375
So the purpose of having
that protest at the same time

751
00:41:32,458 --> 00:41:33,958
was really to ramp up
the pressure

752
00:41:34,041 --> 00:41:35,166
on the Thai government

753
00:41:35,250 --> 00:41:38,208
who were able to send Hakeem
home at any moment.

754
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,791
We had really high hopes
that Marise Payne's visit

755
00:41:41,875 --> 00:41:44,583
would result in a positive
outcome for Hakeem.

756
00:41:45,500 --> 00:41:47,375
[Craig]
We're also calling on the

757
00:41:47,458 --> 00:41:49,583
AFC,
Asian Football Confederation,

758
00:41:49,666 --> 00:41:51,541
to publicly support Hakeem.

759
00:41:52,291 --> 00:41:55,500
[commentator] So, away we go,
with Bahrain all in red

760
00:41:55,583 --> 00:41:57,375
as Bahrain face Thailand.

761
00:41:57,458 --> 00:42:00,041
[Craig] We're also calling on
the president of the AFC,

762
00:42:00,125 --> 00:42:02,500
Sheikh Salman,
to support Hakeem Al-Araibi,

763
00:42:02,583 --> 00:42:04,000
to make a public statement.

764
00:42:04,083 --> 00:42:05,750
The silence of over six weeks

765
00:42:05,833 --> 00:42:07,291
of the Asian
Football Confederation

766
00:42:07,375 --> 00:42:08,958
is completely unacceptable.

767
00:42:09,041 --> 00:42:10,166
[commentator]
This could go.

768
00:42:10,250 --> 00:42:12,208
Trying to tip it right,
and he's scoring!

769
00:42:12,291 --> 00:42:14,125
It's a super finish!

770
00:42:15,250 --> 00:42:16,375
[Marise Payne]
The Thai government

771
00:42:16,458 --> 00:42:18,000
is most certainly aware

772
00:42:18,083 --> 00:42:22,208
of the importance
of this matter to Australia.

773
00:42:22,291 --> 00:42:25,291
I do note that there are
legal proceedings underway

774
00:42:25,375 --> 00:42:27,750
in relation to Mr. Al-Araibi,

775
00:42:27,833 --> 00:42:31,041
and Australia will continue
to be in very close contact

776
00:42:31,125 --> 00:42:34,291
with Thai authorities
in relation to this.

777
00:42:34,375 --> 00:42:37,125
[Alexandra] We received
word that Marise Payne's visit

778
00:42:37,208 --> 00:42:38,708
had not been a success,

779
00:42:38,791 --> 00:42:41,041
and this was
a significant blow

780
00:42:41,125 --> 00:42:42,500
for the campaign.

781
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:45,125
[Elaine] We're certainly concerned

782
00:42:45,208 --> 00:42:48,041
about why the Thai government
is prioritising

783
00:42:48,125 --> 00:42:50,416
its relationship with
the Kingdom of Bahrain

784
00:42:50,500 --> 00:42:53,291
over its relationship
with Australia.

785
00:42:53,375 --> 00:42:54,875
[Craig] So why is
that happening?

786
00:42:54,958 --> 00:42:58,833
What is the relationship
between Thailand and Bahrain?

787
00:42:58,916 --> 00:43:01,583
All of these questions,
you know, are bubbling up,

788
00:43:01,666 --> 00:43:03,583
and no one had the answers.

789
00:43:03,666 --> 00:43:07,041
[tense music]

790
00:43:33,375 --> 00:43:37,791
[tense music continues]

791
00:43:37,875 --> 00:43:40,250
[Alexandra] Hakeem's wife
consistently asked

792
00:43:40,333 --> 00:43:42,458
to remain anonymous
throughout the campaign

793
00:43:42,541 --> 00:43:44,708
because she feared
for her own life

794
00:43:44,791 --> 00:43:48,666
and the lives and security of
her family back in Bahrain,

795
00:43:48,750 --> 00:43:50,958
but she was
his greatest advocate.

796
00:43:52,291 --> 00:43:56,041
[Craig] Hakeem's wife came
to Sydney from Melbourne,

797
00:43:56,750 --> 00:44:00,000
and seeing her
there in person--

798
00:44:00,083 --> 00:44:04,416
a devastated,
traumatised young wife,

799
00:44:04,500 --> 00:44:07,041
sitting down in front of me
and asking me, basically,

800
00:44:07,125 --> 00:44:08,458
to save her husband.

801
00:44:08,541 --> 00:44:11,291
And I responded and said,

802
00:44:11,375 --> 00:44:13,416
"You know, I'm doing
everything I can."

803
00:44:13,500 --> 00:44:17,083
She said,
"Will you save my husband?"

804
00:44:17,166 --> 00:44:19,000
And I was explaining,

805
00:44:19,083 --> 00:44:21,041
you know,
the steps I was taking,

806
00:44:21,583 --> 00:44:24,416
and she just kind of
stopped me and said,

807
00:44:25,166 --> 00:44:27,541
"Will you save my husband?"

808
00:44:27,625 --> 00:44:29,666
You know, and, um...

809
00:44:29,750 --> 00:44:34,666
[tense music continues]

810
00:44:34,750 --> 00:44:36,125
Yeah...

811
00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:41,125
I just got the sense
in that moment

812
00:44:41,208 --> 00:44:43,750
that this was more important
than anything.

813
00:44:44,625 --> 00:44:48,208
Unless I really did something,
you know, proper,

814
00:44:48,875 --> 00:44:51,166
she was going to lose
her husband.

815
00:44:51,250 --> 00:44:52,916
You know?

816
00:44:56,583 --> 00:44:58,166
[Alexandra] Craig's going to
go to Bangkok,

817
00:44:58,250 --> 00:45:00,500
and we obviously need
to be quite mindful

818
00:45:00,583 --> 00:45:02,791
of his security
when he gets there.

819
00:45:02,875 --> 00:45:04,208
Obviously, we're dealing with

820
00:45:04,291 --> 00:45:06,166
a military dictatorship
in Thailand,

821
00:45:06,250 --> 00:45:08,666
there's quite strong laws
about people speaking out,

822
00:45:08,750 --> 00:45:10,250
particularly about
the Royal Family

823
00:45:10,333 --> 00:45:11,708
or the government there.

824
00:45:11,791 --> 00:45:12,916
There may be a situation where

825
00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:15,708
Craig has to get out of
Thailand very quickly.

826
00:45:15,791 --> 00:45:17,875
[tense music]

827
00:45:17,958 --> 00:45:20,083
[Craig] "And so we'll prepare
an escape plan.

828
00:45:20,166 --> 00:45:21,416
We'll get you on a train.

829
00:45:21,500 --> 00:45:23,708
We'll get you over one of
the several borders.

830
00:45:23,791 --> 00:45:25,041
We've done it before."

831
00:45:26,125 --> 00:45:27,833
And that's when it started
to get a bit worrying.

832
00:45:27,916 --> 00:45:32,375
[soft, tense music playing]

833
00:45:32,458 --> 00:45:37,250
The next day, my daughter
actually came inside

834
00:45:37,333 --> 00:45:39,208
and said,

835
00:45:39,291 --> 00:45:41,458
"There's a car
across the road,

836
00:45:41,541 --> 00:45:43,250
and people are watching
the house."

837
00:45:44,708 --> 00:45:47,416
I went outside,
approached the car...

838
00:45:47,500 --> 00:45:49,083
[engine starting]

839
00:45:49,166 --> 00:45:51,208
...and they went off.

840
00:45:52,583 --> 00:45:55,166
I was planning to leave
in three or four days.

841
00:45:55,250 --> 00:45:56,791
Now, you know,
we've got people

842
00:45:56,875 --> 00:45:59,416
outside the house
watching our family.

843
00:46:00,041 --> 00:46:02,166
What happens if I go abroad

844
00:46:02,250 --> 00:46:04,041
and then something
happens here?

845
00:46:04,833 --> 00:46:08,916
I was never quite sure if
it was the right decision.

846
00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:13,000
[tense music continues]

847
00:46:15,500 --> 00:46:18,541
[indistinct chatter]

848
00:46:18,625 --> 00:46:23,708
[tense music continues]

849
00:46:23,791 --> 00:46:25,666
You went to see him yesterday?

850
00:46:25,750 --> 00:46:27,541
[Evan] He's tired,
he's deflated,

851
00:46:27,625 --> 00:46:28,625
and he's ready to come home.

852
00:46:28,708 --> 00:46:30,333
But, um, I think just...

853
00:46:30,416 --> 00:46:32,083
I mean, try as much
as possible

854
00:46:32,166 --> 00:46:34,000
to, um, keep his spirits up

855
00:46:34,083 --> 00:46:35,166
and just to show him
that, you know,

856
00:46:35,250 --> 00:46:36,916
that people are with him
and supporting him.

857
00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:40,666
[percussive music]

858
00:46:40,750 --> 00:46:42,166
- [Craig] Nice to see you again.
- [Nadthasiri] Nice to see you.

859
00:46:42,250 --> 00:46:43,541
Yeah, this is about the third
or fourth time...

860
00:46:43,625 --> 00:46:45,791
[Nadthasiri]
Craig contacted Evan and said

861
00:46:45,875 --> 00:46:48,083
that he would like
to talk to me.

862
00:46:48,166 --> 00:46:50,541
I told him that,
for Bahrain to submit

863
00:46:50,625 --> 00:46:53,333
their official
extradition request,

864
00:46:53,416 --> 00:46:56,000
they have a sixty-day window.

865
00:46:56,083 --> 00:46:58,750
The Thai government can
communicate with Bahrain,

866
00:46:58,833 --> 00:47:02,333
but I feel like Bahrain
also don't want to lose face.

867
00:47:02,416 --> 00:47:05,458
[Craig] Nat explained
one really important thing:

868
00:47:05,541 --> 00:47:07,625
Bahrain had not
actually submitted

869
00:47:07,708 --> 00:47:09,000
their extradition paperwork.

870
00:47:09,083 --> 00:47:10,958
I thought the paperwork
must be in

871
00:47:11,041 --> 00:47:12,500
and we're waiting
for the hearing.

872
00:47:12,958 --> 00:47:14,375
She said,
"No, it's not even in."

873
00:47:15,208 --> 00:47:17,708
What happens if they don't
put this paperwork in?

874
00:47:17,791 --> 00:47:19,791
And she said, "Well then
the whole thing goes away,

875
00:47:19,875 --> 00:47:21,083
and he can go home."

876
00:47:21,833 --> 00:47:23,750
Immediately, I started telling

877
00:47:23,833 --> 00:47:25,916
all the social media campaigners,

878
00:47:26,000 --> 00:47:28,125
"We need to pressure now
the Bahrain government

879
00:47:28,208 --> 00:47:29,416
not to put the paperwork in."

880
00:47:29,500 --> 00:47:32,041
[tense music continues]

881
00:47:32,125 --> 00:47:33,541
[tweets whistling]

882
00:47:33,625 --> 00:47:36,500
And so I tweeted out about
the fact that it wasn't in,

883
00:47:36,583 --> 00:47:40,125
and that FIFA should be
leaning on Salman immediately

884
00:47:40,208 --> 00:47:43,250
back to his government
to stop the paperwork.

885
00:47:43,333 --> 00:47:46,000
[tense music continues]

886
00:47:46,083 --> 00:47:49,458
[traffic honking]

887
00:47:49,541 --> 00:47:53,875
The night before I went
to the prison,

888
00:47:53,958 --> 00:47:55,875
I just couldn't sleep.

889
00:47:55,958 --> 00:47:57,666
You know, this meeting is

890
00:47:57,750 --> 00:47:59,833
the most important meeting
of my life.

891
00:47:59,916 --> 00:48:03,958
[tense music]

892
00:48:17,916 --> 00:48:21,625
[tense music continues]

893
00:48:21,708 --> 00:48:24,041
[traffic rumbling]

894
00:48:24,125 --> 00:48:26,625
[reporter] This is as close to
the prison as we can get.

895
00:48:26,708 --> 00:48:30,333
Hakeem Al-Araibi
will be behind glass and bars.

896
00:48:30,416 --> 00:48:32,291
Craig Foster
will speak with him

897
00:48:32,375 --> 00:48:33,750
via a prison telephone.

898
00:48:33,833 --> 00:48:36,375
[light guitar music]

899
00:48:36,458 --> 00:48:38,875
[motorcycle engine rumbling]

900
00:48:39,958 --> 00:48:43,458
[light guitar music continues]

901
00:48:43,541 --> 00:48:45,666
[chatter]

902
00:48:58,166 --> 00:49:00,333
[light guitar music continues]

903
00:49:07,875 --> 00:49:10,125
[light guitar music continues]

904
00:49:17,958 --> 00:49:20,333
[light guitar music continues]

905
00:49:33,083 --> 00:49:37,666
[light guitar music continues]

906
00:49:39,916 --> 00:49:41,833
[supporters] Save Hakeem!

907
00:49:54,583 --> 00:49:59,875
[light guitar music continues]

908
00:50:03,500 --> 00:50:05,500
[motorcycle engine rumbling]

909
00:50:05,583 --> 00:50:06,666
[bird chirping]

910
00:50:06,750 --> 00:50:08,750
[reporter] How was Hakeem
when you saw him?

911
00:50:10,791 --> 00:50:12,750
[Craig] So, Hakeem is worried
because the case

912
00:50:12,833 --> 00:50:16,375
has been ongoing so long now
that he...

913
00:50:16,458 --> 00:50:19,625
he's worried, as he said, that
Bahrain are winning.

914
00:50:20,500 --> 00:50:22,541
And he said,
"I need you guys to win."

915
00:50:23,458 --> 00:50:27,958
He said, "They took my career
and they broke my heart

916
00:50:28,041 --> 00:50:30,625
because I love my wife
and I love football."

917
00:50:30,708 --> 00:50:32,916
And he said, "The two things
I love the most,

918
00:50:33,000 --> 00:50:34,333
they've taken from me."

919
00:50:34,416 --> 00:50:36,541
And I told him that, um...

920
00:50:39,500 --> 00:50:41,166
I told him that the players
of the world

921
00:50:41,250 --> 00:50:42,583
are fighting hard for him.

922
00:50:42,666 --> 00:50:46,416
[inspiring music]

923
00:50:49,958 --> 00:50:51,541
[commentator]
Hakeem Al-Araibi

924
00:50:51,625 --> 00:50:53,750
in everyone's thoughts
in the football community.

925
00:50:53,833 --> 00:50:56,333
[commentator] Good to see
the "Save Hakeem" message

926
00:50:56,416 --> 00:50:58,333
going around the A-League
this weekend,

927
00:50:58,416 --> 00:50:59,541
the football community rallying

928
00:50:59,625 --> 00:51:02,041
to try and get him back home
to Melbourne

929
00:51:02,125 --> 00:51:03,708
and back to his wife.

930
00:51:03,791 --> 00:51:05,041
[applause]

931
00:51:05,125 --> 00:51:06,916
[Craig] If every effort
is not made,

932
00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:09,166
and if the life
of Hakeem Al-Araibi,

933
00:51:09,666 --> 00:51:12,750
in the eyes of the football
governance officials

934
00:51:12,833 --> 00:51:14,041
and the football community

935
00:51:14,125 --> 00:51:17,458
is not equally as valuable

936
00:51:17,541 --> 00:51:19,583
as both the lives
of the officials

937
00:51:19,666 --> 00:51:22,916
or of the billions of dollars
of influence

938
00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:26,000
that is brought to bear
in this particular case,

939
00:51:27,708 --> 00:51:29,583
then the soul of football
is dead.

940
00:51:29,666 --> 00:51:32,666
[players shouting]

941
00:51:32,750 --> 00:51:35,416
[panting]

942
00:51:35,500 --> 00:51:38,750
[players shouting]

943
00:51:38,833 --> 00:51:40,750
[reporter] Bahrain has
formally applied

944
00:51:40,833 --> 00:51:42,791
to extradite Hakeem Al-Araibi,

945
00:51:42,875 --> 00:51:45,416
the Melbourne-based refugee
and soccer player

946
00:51:45,500 --> 00:51:47,458
who's been held in
a Thailand prison

947
00:51:47,541 --> 00:51:48,750
for two months.

948
00:51:48,833 --> 00:51:50,541
[Alexandra] It was
completely devastating.

949
00:51:50,625 --> 00:51:52,708
All that then needed
to happen was

950
00:51:52,791 --> 00:51:55,791
Thailand's Attorney General
would accept the orders,

951
00:51:55,875 --> 00:51:58,583
and Hakeem could be put
on a plane the next day.

952
00:51:58,666 --> 00:52:00,375
I actually thought immediately,

953
00:52:00,458 --> 00:52:03,000
Bahrain and Thailand are
working together here,

954
00:52:03,083 --> 00:52:04,916
and they're responding
to our campaign.

955
00:52:06,208 --> 00:52:09,833
It was clear at that moment
that they were winning,

956
00:52:09,916 --> 00:52:12,375
and so I needed to respond
and we needed to, basically,

957
00:52:12,458 --> 00:52:14,916
in football parlance,
we needed to counterattack.

958
00:52:15,000 --> 00:52:19,875
[upbeat electronic music]

959
00:52:19,958 --> 00:52:21,250
[Brendan] Yeah, look,
Fozz gives us a buzz,

960
00:52:21,333 --> 00:52:23,333
and he says,
"Look, this kid--"

961
00:52:23,416 --> 00:52:24,875
he always called Hakeem
"this kid,"

962
00:52:24,958 --> 00:52:26,333
I said he's a man
but anyway--

963
00:52:26,416 --> 00:52:27,708
"he's in serious danger.

964
00:52:27,791 --> 00:52:29,250
We need to elevate this,

965
00:52:29,333 --> 00:52:31,208
otherwise we're going to have
a tragedy on our hands."

966
00:52:31,291 --> 00:52:35,000
[upbeat electronic music
continues]

967
00:52:42,708 --> 00:52:44,375
[Craig] I drafted a tweet.

968
00:52:44,458 --> 00:52:47,583
"I'm going to turn up,
basically, at your office,

969
00:52:47,666 --> 00:52:49,625
and I'm inviting
all of the world's media,

970
00:52:49,708 --> 00:52:52,083
and you better get
a meeting to work."

971
00:52:52,166 --> 00:52:56,875
[upbeat electronic music
continues]

972
00:52:56,958 --> 00:52:58,708
And I remember,
before I send it,

973
00:52:58,791 --> 00:53:01,916
just thinking to myself,
"God, that's pretty crazy."

974
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:03,291
You know?

975
00:53:03,375 --> 00:53:08,958
[upbeat electronic music
continues]

976
00:53:09,041 --> 00:53:11,291
Many people go to FIFA House,

977
00:53:11,375 --> 00:53:13,916
and what's on offer
is so seductive

978
00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:18,333
that they end up not really
doing their job.

979
00:53:18,416 --> 00:53:20,041
And I said to Schwabe,

980
00:53:20,125 --> 00:53:22,208
"This organisation
and that building

981
00:53:22,291 --> 00:53:23,666
is built by us.

982
00:53:23,750 --> 00:53:25,333
It's built on Pelé.

983
00:53:25,416 --> 00:53:27,041
It's built on George Best.

984
00:53:27,125 --> 00:53:28,458
It's built on Eusébio.

985
00:53:28,541 --> 00:53:30,208
It's built on Sam Kerr."

986
00:53:30,666 --> 00:53:32,875
I said to him,
"We own that building."

987
00:53:34,833 --> 00:53:38,125
We're seeing Fatma Samoura at
midday, at twelve o'clock.

988
00:53:38,208 --> 00:53:39,416
- And your name?
- Craig Foster.

989
00:53:39,500 --> 00:53:42,833
FIFA's human rights policy
was very much at the centre

990
00:53:42,916 --> 00:53:44,375
of this whole issue.

991
00:53:44,458 --> 00:53:45,750
[man] That's, ah...

992
00:53:45,833 --> 00:53:48,000
It meant that they had
to advance

993
00:53:48,083 --> 00:53:49,500
the cause of human rights

994
00:53:49,583 --> 00:53:51,541
and use all available leverage
that they had.

995
00:53:51,625 --> 00:53:54,041
Well, when it comes to FIFA,
that's massive.

996
00:53:55,250 --> 00:53:56,791
And so there was
a number of steps

997
00:53:56,875 --> 00:53:58,500
that we wanted to see
FIFA take.

998
00:53:58,583 --> 00:53:59,791
[Fatma laughs]

999
00:53:59,875 --> 00:54:01,625
Very nice.
My first time here, actually.

1000
00:54:01,708 --> 00:54:02,791
- Really?
- Yes.

1001
00:54:02,875 --> 00:54:05,291
- The home of FIFA?
- You've never invited me.

1002
00:54:05,375 --> 00:54:07,166
Oh, really?
Somebody has to be blamed.

1003
00:54:07,250 --> 00:54:08,875
- Right. Exactly right.
- [laughter]

1004
00:54:08,958 --> 00:54:11,166
[Craig] He knows
the games they play,

1005
00:54:11,250 --> 00:54:14,250
he knows the regime
very well, obviously,

1006
00:54:14,333 --> 00:54:15,666
having been tortured previously...

1007
00:54:15,750 --> 00:54:17,916
And so we then started
the dance

1008
00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:19,666
that happens
in these meetings.

1009
00:54:19,750 --> 00:54:22,500
Fatma and her staff
trying to push back

1010
00:54:22,583 --> 00:54:24,250
on the fact that
they're doing enough,

1011
00:54:24,333 --> 00:54:27,083
and me saying to Fatma,
"Well, you're not, actually."

1012
00:54:27,166 --> 00:54:32,208
Uh, it's clear that, ah,
the situation's escalated

1013
00:54:32,291 --> 00:54:33,666
since the last statement.

1014
00:54:33,750 --> 00:54:36,833
So, shall we talk freely here
now, or you want to wait...

1015
00:54:36,916 --> 00:54:38,750
[Fatma] No,
I think that they can...

1016
00:54:38,833 --> 00:54:40,875
[man] Is it okay
for you, gentlemen?

1017
00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:45,458
[Craig] My requests of Fatma
and of FIFA, then,

1018
00:54:45,541 --> 00:54:48,250
were that Infantino
got involved immediately,

1019
00:54:48,333 --> 00:54:50,666
that he get Salman
on the line,

1020
00:54:50,750 --> 00:54:52,500
that he let
the Bahraini government know

1021
00:54:52,583 --> 00:54:54,416
that they need to pull
the extradition order,

1022
00:54:54,500 --> 00:54:58,416
and that we needed to work
on a joint press release

1023
00:54:58,500 --> 00:55:00,166
that would be issued immediately

1024
00:55:00,250 --> 00:55:02,166
calling on Bahrain to act.

1025
00:55:02,250 --> 00:55:04,000
Unless they were prepared
to issue that,

1026
00:55:04,083 --> 00:55:06,666
then I would walk outside
and tell the world's media

1027
00:55:06,750 --> 00:55:08,875
that they were leaving
this kid to die.

1028
00:55:08,958 --> 00:55:11,000
[cameras clicking]

1029
00:55:11,083 --> 00:55:14,833
[soft music]

1030
00:55:14,916 --> 00:55:17,125
We're delighted to say
that FIFA agreed

1031
00:55:17,208 --> 00:55:20,333
that this has now become
an emergency situation

1032
00:55:20,416 --> 00:55:22,916
requiring an escalation

1033
00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:24,208
from all stakeholders

1034
00:55:24,291 --> 00:55:26,958
to provide full protection
for Hakeem.

1035
00:55:27,041 --> 00:55:29,416
We also agreed
that Fatma and FIFA

1036
00:55:29,500 --> 00:55:31,875
are going to escalate
the issue

1037
00:55:31,958 --> 00:55:34,333
to the highest level
of both countries.

1038
00:55:34,416 --> 00:55:37,750
[inspiring music]

1039
00:55:42,416 --> 00:55:45,041
[Lou] Having people
like Giorgio Chiellini,

1040
00:55:45,125 --> 00:55:46,875
a World Cup winner,

1041
00:55:46,958 --> 00:55:49,583
tweeting, "Release Hakeem."

1042
00:55:49,666 --> 00:55:51,791
That's where this got to.

1043
00:55:51,875 --> 00:55:54,083
[crowd cheering]

1044
00:55:54,166 --> 00:55:59,708
[inspiring music continues]

1045
00:55:59,791 --> 00:56:02,041
[Craig] Players around the world
just started saying,

1046
00:56:02,125 --> 00:56:03,375
"Okay, we-- this is just
not right."

1047
00:56:03,458 --> 00:56:05,708
[inspiring music continues]

1048
00:56:05,791 --> 00:56:07,958
[reporter] Protest rallies in
Sydney and Melbourne today

1049
00:56:08,041 --> 00:56:09,708
have demanded
the immediate release

1050
00:56:09,791 --> 00:56:12,375
of Hakeem Al-Araibi
from a Thai prison.

1051
00:56:12,458 --> 00:56:14,666
[Craig] All right, thank you,
everyone, for coming.

1052
00:56:14,750 --> 00:56:18,375
The feeling of this country is
escalating very quickly,

1053
00:56:18,458 --> 00:56:21,166
and Thailand should know that
there are repercussions

1054
00:56:21,250 --> 00:56:24,708
to taking any decision that's
contrary to international law.

1055
00:56:24,791 --> 00:56:27,208
[Elaine] Bahrain is trying
to send a very strong message

1056
00:56:27,291 --> 00:56:30,041
that you may think that
you're free in Australia

1057
00:56:30,125 --> 00:56:32,500
to speak your mind
and to say what you think,

1058
00:56:32,583 --> 00:56:34,041
but we will track you down,

1059
00:56:34,125 --> 00:56:35,958
we will hunt you,
and we will bring you back.

1060
00:56:36,041 --> 00:56:37,541
[reporter] Today, the unions
threw their support

1061
00:56:37,625 --> 00:56:38,833
behind Hakeem,

1062
00:56:38,916 --> 00:56:41,291
and wouldn't rule out
travel bans to Thailand

1063
00:56:41,375 --> 00:56:42,875
if he isn't released.

1064
00:56:44,291 --> 00:56:46,333
[Craig] The whole
movement in Australia

1065
00:56:46,416 --> 00:56:48,791
had just taken on
a life of its own.

1066
00:56:48,875 --> 00:56:50,791
[Philip Dalidakis] I sadly
rise today to talk about

1067
00:56:50,875 --> 00:56:54,708
the incarceration of
Hakeem Al-Araibi.

1068
00:56:54,791 --> 00:56:56,791
I say to
the Thai Prime Minister,

1069
00:56:56,875 --> 00:56:59,125
Maintain relations
with Australia.

1070
00:56:59,208 --> 00:57:01,458
Return Hakeem
to Victoria now.

1071
00:57:01,541 --> 00:57:03,083
Everybody was
tweeting about it.

1072
00:57:03,166 --> 00:57:04,208
Clearly, it was trending.

1073
00:57:04,291 --> 00:57:05,500
People from all over the world

1074
00:57:05,583 --> 00:57:08,083
were tweeting on that hashtag.

1075
00:57:08,166 --> 00:57:11,750
[inspiring music continues]

1076
00:57:11,833 --> 00:57:13,500
[Craig] There was
actually just

1077
00:57:13,583 --> 00:57:15,500
tens and hundreds
of thousands of people

1078
00:57:15,583 --> 00:57:17,625
who now had decided
this was wrong,

1079
00:57:17,708 --> 00:57:18,958
and it was clear that

1080
00:57:19,041 --> 00:57:21,208
we had got
in the ascendancy again.

1081
00:57:21,291 --> 00:57:23,958
[Fatima] At that time,
our hopes were so high.

1082
00:57:24,041 --> 00:57:27,041
[Alexandra] This campaign was
a game of chess,

1083
00:57:27,125 --> 00:57:29,708
and every time we attacked
and made a move,

1084
00:57:29,791 --> 00:57:31,250
there would be
a counterattack.

1085
00:57:31,333 --> 00:57:33,166
[reporter] Let's see what's
making news this Friday,

1086
00:57:33,250 --> 00:57:34,416
the first of February.

1087
00:57:34,500 --> 00:57:36,666
And refugee footballer
Hakeem Al-Araibi

1088
00:57:36,750 --> 00:57:39,375
will reportedly face court
on Monday

1089
00:57:39,458 --> 00:57:41,250
after Bahrain's
extradition request

1090
00:57:41,333 --> 00:57:43,000
was lodged by
Thai prosecutors.

1091
00:57:43,083 --> 00:57:44,541
Whilst we'd made good steps,

1092
00:57:44,625 --> 00:57:46,541
we clearly were being unsuccessful.

1093
00:57:46,625 --> 00:57:48,000
You know,
they're still moving ahead.

1094
00:57:48,083 --> 00:57:50,500
And I was elated after
the FIFA meeting.

1095
00:57:50,583 --> 00:57:52,833
A couple of days earlier,
we got the press release.

1096
00:57:52,916 --> 00:57:56,458
At least they've-- they've
publicly called out Bahrain.

1097
00:57:56,541 --> 00:57:58,250
But it clearly
wasn't enough yet.

1098
00:57:58,333 --> 00:58:01,375
In less than forty-eight hours,
this kid is in court.

1099
00:58:01,750 --> 00:58:03,166
[Fatima] We believed
that Hakeem was

1100
00:58:03,250 --> 00:58:04,791
going to be extradited
to Bahrain,

1101
00:58:04,875 --> 00:58:06,875
and I remember
telling his wife,

1102
00:58:06,958 --> 00:58:08,583
"God won't let you down.

1103
00:58:08,666 --> 00:58:10,583
Just pray
and He will hear you."

1104
00:58:10,666 --> 00:58:14,666
[electric guitar music]

1105
00:58:17,791 --> 00:58:19,750
[metal clanking]

1106
00:58:19,833 --> 00:58:22,750
[electric guitar music
continues]

1107
00:58:27,125 --> 00:58:29,250
[panting]

1108
00:58:29,333 --> 00:58:32,458
[electric guitar music
continues]

1109
00:58:32,541 --> 00:58:34,041
[Hakeem] I went to the court.

1110
00:58:34,541 --> 00:58:35,875
They cut my hair,

1111
00:58:36,791 --> 00:58:38,166
they put me on the bus,

1112
00:58:38,250 --> 00:58:40,416
and some of the police,

1113
00:58:40,500 --> 00:58:42,041
he held a gun,

1114
00:58:42,125 --> 00:58:44,875
he asked me to go out
from the bus,

1115
00:58:44,958 --> 00:58:45,958
the last one.

1116
00:58:47,708 --> 00:58:49,666
I was surprised
so many people,

1117
00:58:49,750 --> 00:58:52,291
many flash is coming at me.

1118
00:58:52,375 --> 00:58:54,458
I was worried for my family.

1119
00:58:54,875 --> 00:58:57,333
What are they going to do?
What are they thinking?

1120
00:58:57,416 --> 00:58:59,875
[cameras clicking]

1121
00:58:59,958 --> 00:59:01,625
[cameras snapping]

1122
00:59:01,708 --> 00:59:05,166
[indistinct shouting]

1123
00:59:10,958 --> 00:59:13,375
[Craig] Your wife sends
her love, Hakeem.

1124
00:59:13,458 --> 00:59:16,500
All of Australia is with you.
Be strong, buddy!

1125
00:59:16,583 --> 00:59:19,875
Stay strong, Hakeem.
We're with you.

1126
00:59:19,958 --> 00:59:21,333
[Hakeem] I saw Craig,
and he said,

1127
00:59:21,416 --> 00:59:23,291
"Hakeem, be strong,
be strong."

1128
00:59:23,375 --> 00:59:24,958
I was happy to see him there.

1129
00:59:25,041 --> 00:59:26,458
[gate closes]

1130
00:59:26,541 --> 00:59:28,583
[panting]

1131
00:59:28,666 --> 00:59:29,750
[gavel raps]

1132
00:59:44,500 --> 00:59:46,708
[heart beating]

1133
00:59:46,791 --> 00:59:49,916
[panting]

1134
00:59:50,000 --> 00:59:52,291
[tense music]

1135
00:59:52,375 --> 00:59:55,083
[heart beating]

1136
00:59:55,166 --> 00:59:58,916
[tense music continues]

1137
01:00:02,541 --> 01:00:04,875
Please, save me. Please.

1138
01:00:04,958 --> 01:00:10,291
[tense music continues]

1139
01:00:10,375 --> 01:00:11,791
[door clanging]

1140
01:00:11,875 --> 01:00:17,500
[tense music continues]

1141
01:00:17,583 --> 01:00:19,333
[Sara] Hakeem looked awful.

1142
01:00:19,875 --> 01:00:22,375
Yeah, it was quite devastating
to see him that way.

1143
01:00:23,041 --> 01:00:24,208
[Phil] We were shocked.

1144
01:00:24,291 --> 01:00:26,541
We were absolutely shocked
that he was in shackles.

1145
01:00:26,625 --> 01:00:29,125
[Craig]
Like the worst criminal.

1146
01:00:29,208 --> 01:00:30,750
What's this kid done?

1147
01:00:31,666 --> 01:00:33,416
Spoken truth to power.

1148
01:00:33,500 --> 01:00:35,666
[grim music]

1149
01:00:35,750 --> 01:00:36,666
[Allan McKinnon]
That's a question

1150
01:00:36,750 --> 01:00:37,666
for Thailand to consider,

1151
01:00:37,750 --> 01:00:39,791
the ramification of its actions

1152
01:00:39,875 --> 01:00:41,125
for its relationships

1153
01:00:41,208 --> 01:00:43,291
with other bodies
and other governments.

1154
01:00:43,375 --> 01:00:45,416
There was fifteen countries
here today

1155
01:00:45,500 --> 01:00:47,000
to observe these proceedings.

1156
01:00:47,083 --> 01:00:49,000
They're also asking
the same thing.

1157
01:00:50,416 --> 01:00:53,083
[text clicking]

1158
01:00:57,375 --> 01:01:00,416
[Phil] The fact that Thailand
was just pushing ahead

1159
01:01:00,500 --> 01:01:04,041
regardless of the arguments
made against this extradition,

1160
01:01:04,125 --> 01:01:05,416
why would they do
such a thing?

1161
01:01:05,500 --> 01:01:08,333
You know, what is this...
What is this all about?

1162
01:01:08,416 --> 01:01:12,541
[intense music]

1163
01:01:13,083 --> 01:01:14,375
[Craig] I can tell you now,

1164
01:01:14,458 --> 01:01:16,083
there's some aspects
of this entire affair

1165
01:01:16,166 --> 01:01:17,458
which are
extremely concerning,

1166
01:01:17,541 --> 01:01:19,750
which will explain
Thailand's actions,

1167
01:01:19,833 --> 01:01:22,083
but unfortunately,
they're just too sensitive

1168
01:01:22,166 --> 01:01:23,625
to talk about publicly.

1169
01:01:23,708 --> 01:01:25,541
[intense music continues]

1170
01:01:25,625 --> 01:01:27,250
[Evan] In Thailand when you
can't explain things,

1171
01:01:27,333 --> 01:01:28,916
when you can't explain why
the government's

1172
01:01:29,000 --> 01:01:30,041
going in a certain direction,

1173
01:01:30,125 --> 01:01:31,250
then you know the answer.

1174
01:01:31,333 --> 01:01:34,041
[crowd sounds]

1175
01:01:34,125 --> 01:01:36,208
Things are tied up
at that royal level

1176
01:01:36,291 --> 01:01:38,666
and there's influence there and
directives coming down saying,

1177
01:01:38,750 --> 01:01:39,875
"This is what you're
going to do

1178
01:01:39,958 --> 01:01:41,541
and this is how things are
going to proceed."

1179
01:01:41,625 --> 01:01:46,125
[parade music]

1180
01:01:46,208 --> 01:01:48,250
[Craig] So what is the
relationship between

1181
01:01:48,333 --> 01:01:49,666
the two Royal Families?

1182
01:01:49,750 --> 01:01:52,416
I was constantly asking for
information in that regard,

1183
01:01:52,500 --> 01:01:53,666
and that wasn't easy
to come by

1184
01:01:53,750 --> 01:01:55,875
because they have laws
in Thailand

1185
01:01:55,958 --> 01:01:58,166
where people are imprisoned

1186
01:01:58,250 --> 01:02:00,958
if they speak in
a negative way

1187
01:02:01,041 --> 01:02:02,291
about the Royal Family.

1188
01:02:02,375 --> 01:02:03,625
[crowd cheering]

1189
01:02:03,708 --> 01:02:06,041
[soft music]

1190
01:02:06,125 --> 01:02:07,958
[crowd cheering]

1191
01:02:08,041 --> 01:02:09,666
Eventually, I found
a few people

1192
01:02:09,750 --> 01:02:11,416
who explained to me

1193
01:02:11,500 --> 01:02:14,041
the depth of the relationship
between the two.

1194
01:02:14,125 --> 01:02:19,750
[soft music continues]

1195
01:02:19,833 --> 01:02:23,791
The relationship between them
is very deep and historic.

1196
01:02:24,500 --> 01:02:27,083
Bahrain had been Thailand's
closest trade partner

1197
01:02:27,166 --> 01:02:28,916
in the Middle East
for decades.

1198
01:02:31,250 --> 01:02:32,666
We discovered that
the Thai King

1199
01:02:32,750 --> 01:02:35,208
had recently negotiated
the sale of a hotel

1200
01:02:35,291 --> 01:02:37,875
to the Bahrain Royal Family

1201
01:02:37,958 --> 01:02:41,250
that had made him
1.6 billion dollars.

1202
01:02:41,333 --> 01:02:44,625
[helicopter blades whirring]

1203
01:02:44,708 --> 01:02:47,416
And, of course, Salman is
a senior member

1204
01:02:47,500 --> 01:02:49,333
of the Bahrain Royal Family.

1205
01:02:51,833 --> 01:02:54,000
So we now knew
this was a matter

1206
01:02:54,083 --> 01:02:58,125
of two Royal Families trading
the life of Hakeem.

1207
01:02:58,208 --> 01:03:04,166
[soft music continues]

1208
01:03:04,250 --> 01:03:05,750
[Lou] Is he actually saveable?

1209
01:03:05,833 --> 01:03:07,291
Is this situation saveable?

1210
01:03:07,375 --> 01:03:08,583
[Evan] That's it, I think.

1211
01:03:08,666 --> 01:03:10,125
I honestly, at that point
in time, thought--

1212
01:03:10,208 --> 01:03:12,583
My kind of hope had, you know,
been dashed at that point.

1213
01:03:12,666 --> 01:03:16,666
[soft music continues]

1214
01:03:17,833 --> 01:03:20,250
[energetic music]

1215
01:03:20,333 --> 01:03:22,750
[traffic humming]

1216
01:03:22,833 --> 01:03:25,500
[energetic music continues]

1217
01:03:27,375 --> 01:03:28,583
[female newscaster]
Barefoot in Thailand

1218
01:03:28,666 --> 01:03:30,458
and locked up in chains,

1219
01:03:30,541 --> 01:03:33,166
a nightmare far from
what Hakeem Al-Araibi imagined

1220
01:03:33,250 --> 01:03:35,250
when he flew off
on his honeymoon.

1221
01:03:43,750 --> 01:03:45,458
[female newscaster 1] The life
of a refugee footballer

1222
01:03:45,541 --> 01:03:47,083
is hanging in the balance.

1223
01:03:47,166 --> 01:03:48,333
[female newscaster 2]
The twenty-five-year-old

1224
01:03:48,416 --> 01:03:50,000
was brought before
the Bangkok court

1225
01:03:50,083 --> 01:03:51,500
shackled in chains.

1226
01:03:51,583 --> 01:03:53,125
[male newscaster 1]
Australia's Prime Minister,

1227
01:03:53,208 --> 01:03:55,750
soccer governing bodies,
and human rights activists

1228
01:03:55,833 --> 01:03:58,166
are urging Thailand
to set him free.

1229
01:03:58,250 --> 01:03:59,291
[male newscaster 2]
We all saw those

1230
01:03:59,375 --> 01:04:00,708
dramatic pictures of him

1231
01:04:00,791 --> 01:04:02,875
appearing at a courtroom
in Bangkok

1232
01:04:02,958 --> 01:04:04,125
and he was barefooted.

1233
01:04:04,208 --> 01:04:05,916
- [newscaster 4] In shackles...
- [newscaster 5] Shackles...

1234
01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:07,291
[newscaster 6]
Shackled in chains.

1235
01:04:07,375 --> 01:04:08,916
Now, that image
shocked the world.

1236
01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:11,291
[Craig] If we thought the
campaign was big at that point,

1237
01:04:11,375 --> 01:04:13,708
the shackles,
it just blew it up.

1238
01:04:13,791 --> 01:04:15,833
[reporting in French]

1239
01:04:15,916 --> 01:04:19,041
[reporting in Thai]

1240
01:04:19,125 --> 01:04:21,500
[reporter] Human rights groups
are saying there simply isn't

1241
01:04:21,583 --> 01:04:23,875
a legal basis
for holding him here.

1242
01:04:23,958 --> 01:04:25,375
[Duncan] That's when the public turned.

1243
01:04:25,458 --> 01:04:27,291
[Jo] The Thais.
That's when the Thais turned.

1244
01:04:27,375 --> 01:04:29,750
They didn't like the brutality
of their country

1245
01:04:29,833 --> 01:04:31,708
being displayed like that.

1246
01:04:31,791 --> 01:04:33,375
[newscaster] Some of his
supporters have even said

1247
01:04:33,458 --> 01:04:35,041
that Thailand
should be barred

1248
01:04:35,125 --> 01:04:36,750
from staging
international matches

1249
01:04:36,833 --> 01:04:38,750
if he is sent back to Bahrain.

1250
01:04:38,833 --> 01:04:40,000
Once we'd found out

1251
01:04:40,083 --> 01:04:42,958
that the Royal Family
of Thailand were involved,

1252
01:04:43,041 --> 01:04:45,166
we knew that to shift
the narrative,

1253
01:04:45,250 --> 01:04:48,625
we needed every day Thai people
to be speaking out

1254
01:04:48,708 --> 01:04:50,458
and putting pressure
on their politicians,

1255
01:04:50,541 --> 01:04:52,666
and only that was going
to shift the King.

1256
01:04:52,750 --> 01:04:56,375
[energetic music]

1257
01:04:56,458 --> 01:04:58,125
[Craig] We actually started
to see protests

1258
01:04:58,208 --> 01:05:01,583
in the coming days
from Thai clubs themselves,

1259
01:05:01,666 --> 01:05:03,541
which was incredibly brave,

1260
01:05:03,625 --> 01:05:06,791
given that they're basically
protesting against the King.

1261
01:05:07,958 --> 01:05:10,041
[Sayed] Football,
the beautiful game,

1262
01:05:10,125 --> 01:05:13,125
showed how beautiful it can be
when they stood up for him.

1263
01:05:13,208 --> 01:05:17,958
[energetic music continues]

1264
01:05:18,041 --> 01:05:19,791
The "SaveHakeem" hashtag,

1265
01:05:19,875 --> 01:05:22,583
this is now
the most trending hashtag

1266
01:05:22,666 --> 01:05:24,166
in the whole of Thailand.

1267
01:05:32,708 --> 01:05:34,750
[Phil] My view is that
the Thai government

1268
01:05:34,833 --> 01:05:37,250
is only now starting to see

1269
01:05:37,333 --> 01:05:39,125
the global opposition
to this move.

1270
01:05:39,208 --> 01:05:42,000
[typing on cell phone]

1271
01:05:42,083 --> 01:05:46,833
[Craig] And the outrage just
swamped the Thai government.

1272
01:05:46,916 --> 01:05:49,916
[energetic music continues]

1273
01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:54,750
The Thai Prime Minister
actually called for calm

1274
01:05:54,833 --> 01:05:56,875
they were under
so much pressure.

1275
01:06:09,375 --> 01:06:11,666
Whoever was religious
was praying.

1276
01:06:11,750 --> 01:06:14,000
Others were just pleading

1277
01:06:14,083 --> 01:06:15,750
because that was the moment.

1278
01:06:15,833 --> 01:06:17,416
[applause]

1279
01:06:17,500 --> 01:06:18,916
The game had swung
our way again,

1280
01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:21,250
but it meant the Thai King
was backed into a corner,

1281
01:06:21,333 --> 01:06:24,375
and we had no idea
how he'd react.

1282
01:06:24,458 --> 01:06:27,458
[sombre music]

1283
01:06:42,041 --> 01:06:47,541
[sombre music continues]

1284
01:07:04,416 --> 01:07:08,666
[sombre music continues]

1285
01:07:08,750 --> 01:07:09,875
[Evan] What does that mean?

1286
01:07:09,958 --> 01:07:11,708
Why would he be going
to Bahrain at this time?

1287
01:07:12,250 --> 01:07:13,375
[Jo] They're going
to sneak Hakeem

1288
01:07:13,458 --> 01:07:14,458
out of the country.

1289
01:07:14,541 --> 01:07:16,166
They've realised that
the public pressure

1290
01:07:16,250 --> 01:07:18,666
is so great, they can't
do this legitimately.

1291
01:07:18,750 --> 01:07:20,875
They're actually just going
to put a bag over his head,

1292
01:07:20,958 --> 01:07:22,125
they're going to take him
to the airport

1293
01:07:22,208 --> 01:07:23,208
and they're going to shove him
on a flight

1294
01:07:23,291 --> 01:07:24,458
because once he's back
in Bahrain,

1295
01:07:24,541 --> 01:07:25,625
nobody can do anything.

1296
01:07:25,708 --> 01:07:27,708
[Duncan] We basically thought
it was all over.

1297
01:07:27,791 --> 01:07:32,458
[grim music]

1298
01:07:54,041 --> 01:07:55,208
[seagulls calling]

1299
01:07:55,291 --> 01:07:57,833
[typing]

1300
01:08:12,416 --> 01:08:14,708
[indistinct shouting]

1301
01:08:14,791 --> 01:08:17,541
[grim music continues]

1302
01:08:50,041 --> 01:08:51,333
[Hakeem's wife laughing]

1303
01:08:55,916 --> 01:08:58,875
[grim music continues]

1304
01:09:13,541 --> 01:09:16,583
[grim music continues]

1305
01:09:18,583 --> 01:09:22,708
[grim music continues]

1306
01:09:28,500 --> 01:09:30,875
[Craig] The thing that really
got me about this situation

1307
01:09:30,958 --> 01:09:34,125
was that it was football that
had done this to Hakeem.

1308
01:09:34,208 --> 01:09:36,583
[crowd sounds]

1309
01:09:41,000 --> 01:09:43,833
It was the people at the very
highest levels of the game

1310
01:09:43,916 --> 01:09:45,083
that had failed him,

1311
01:09:45,166 --> 01:09:47,166
who didn't seem
to understand a thing

1312
01:09:47,250 --> 01:09:49,875
about what makes football
truly beautiful.

1313
01:09:49,958 --> 01:09:52,208
[crowd cheering]

1314
01:09:52,291 --> 01:09:54,333
[energetic music]

1315
01:09:54,416 --> 01:09:56,666
If we stop buying the shirts,

1316
01:09:56,750 --> 01:09:58,541
if we stop buying the tickets,

1317
01:09:58,625 --> 01:10:03,708
if we refuse to support teams
and clubs and competitions

1318
01:10:03,791 --> 01:10:05,958
that are abusing human rights,

1319
01:10:06,041 --> 01:10:07,625
it all stops.

1320
01:10:07,708 --> 01:10:10,041
It all comes back
to what is most important.

1321
01:10:10,125 --> 01:10:13,583
That is the game,
the players, and the fans.

1322
01:10:14,541 --> 01:10:19,583
[reporter speaking in Arabic]

1323
01:10:19,666 --> 01:10:21,916
But all I could do
in that moment was watch

1324
01:10:22,000 --> 01:10:24,583
as these people sat around
deciding what to do

1325
01:10:24,666 --> 01:10:27,166
with the life
of a twenty-five-year-old man.

1326
01:10:27,250 --> 01:10:31,791
[reporter speaking in Arabic]

1327
01:10:46,666 --> 01:10:52,458
[soft, grim music]

1328
01:11:01,375 --> 01:11:02,541
[clanking thud]

1329
01:11:02,625 --> 01:11:08,625
[grim music continues]

1330
01:11:16,375 --> 01:11:19,208
[indistinct call-and-response]

1331
01:11:22,083 --> 01:11:24,916
[grim music continues]

1332
01:11:25,000 --> 01:11:27,458
[gate whirring]

1333
01:11:34,041 --> 01:11:39,166
[grim music continues]

1334
01:11:42,875 --> 01:11:45,500
[gate whirring]

1335
01:11:47,625 --> 01:11:50,250
[gate thuds closed]

1336
01:11:50,333 --> 01:11:54,750
[heavy breathing]

1337
01:11:54,833 --> 01:11:56,375
[soft music]

1338
01:11:56,458 --> 01:11:58,625
[indistinct chatter]

1339
01:11:58,708 --> 01:12:01,833
[heavy breathing continues]

1340
01:12:01,916 --> 01:12:06,583
[energetic music builds]

1341
01:12:16,500 --> 01:12:17,666
[heavy breathing]

1342
01:12:17,750 --> 01:12:22,125
[energetic music
continues to build]

1343
01:12:57,125 --> 01:13:01,333
[cheering, applause]

1344
01:13:01,416 --> 01:13:03,791
[cheering]

1345
01:13:03,875 --> 01:13:07,500
[energetic music continues]

1346
01:13:10,500 --> 01:13:14,666
[applause, cheering]

1347
01:13:16,041 --> 01:13:20,333
[applause, cheering continue]

1348
01:13:25,916 --> 01:13:27,958
And I guess I want
to give thanks to Australia

1349
01:13:28,041 --> 01:13:30,083
and it's amazing to see
all the people here.

1350
01:13:30,166 --> 01:13:32,250
And I just want to thank
this man.

1351
01:13:32,333 --> 01:13:35,041
He's fought too much
for my case.

1352
01:13:35,125 --> 01:13:37,041
And I want to thank you very much.

1353
01:13:37,125 --> 01:13:38,541
And I love Australia.

1354
01:13:38,625 --> 01:13:41,250
- Thank you very much.
- Welcome home, Hakeem!

1355
01:13:41,333 --> 01:13:43,750
[cheering]

1356
01:13:43,833 --> 01:13:45,083
[sentimental music]

1357
01:13:45,166 --> 01:13:46,625
[Craig] A young Australian...

1358
01:13:46,708 --> 01:13:48,750
[music continues]

1359
01:13:48,833 --> 01:13:50,750
Um... sorry.

1360
01:13:50,833 --> 01:13:53,125
[spectator]
Good on you, Fozzy!

1361
01:13:53,208 --> 01:13:56,666
A young Australian
reunited with his wife.

1362
01:13:56,750 --> 01:13:59,833
That's the most important
thing here.

1363
01:13:59,916 --> 01:14:01,875
[female newscaster] Refugee
footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi

1364
01:14:01,958 --> 01:14:04,625
is back in Australia
a free man.

1365
01:14:04,708 --> 01:14:07,375
Late yesterday, a Thai court
announced an extradition order

1366
01:14:07,458 --> 01:14:09,916
lodged by Bahrain
had been dropped.

1367
01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:11,875
[male newscaster] We now know
the pressure brought by

1368
01:14:11,958 --> 01:14:13,333
the Save Hakeem campaign

1369
01:14:13,416 --> 01:14:15,833
caused a flurry
of diplomatic activity.

1370
01:14:15,916 --> 01:14:17,125
After Thailand's
foreign minister

1371
01:14:17,208 --> 01:14:18,250
made a trip to Bahrain,

1372
01:14:18,333 --> 01:14:19,625
Thailand's government announced

1373
01:14:19,708 --> 01:14:22,000
the extradition request
had been dropped.

1374
01:14:22,083 --> 01:14:25,708
[crowd cheering]

1375
01:14:32,750 --> 01:14:34,500
[rhythmic drumming]

1376
01:14:37,125 --> 01:14:39,000
[heavy breathing]

1377
01:14:42,666 --> 01:14:43,833
[heavy breathing]

1378
01:14:43,916 --> 01:14:48,583
[soft music]

1379
01:15:07,291 --> 01:15:09,500
I felt hope.

1380
01:15:13,958 --> 01:15:17,250
[soft music continues]

1381
01:15:21,000 --> 01:15:22,333
[chuckles]

1382
01:15:43,375 --> 01:15:44,833
[indistinct chatter]

1383
01:15:44,916 --> 01:15:47,333
[cameras clicking]

1384
01:15:47,416 --> 01:15:50,166
[indistinct chatter]

1385
01:16:13,708 --> 01:16:14,958
[cheering, applause]

1386
01:16:15,041 --> 01:16:18,833
[soft, bright music]

1387
01:16:29,791 --> 01:16:33,250
[soft, bright music continues]

1388
01:16:33,333 --> 01:16:35,333
I am Hakeem Al-Araibi.

1389
01:16:35,416 --> 01:16:37,000
I am a footballer.

1390
01:16:37,083 --> 01:16:38,875
I am a torture survivor.

1391
01:16:38,958 --> 01:16:41,666
And I am
a human rights defender.

1392
01:16:41,750 --> 01:16:43,333
[soft music]

1393
01:16:43,416 --> 01:16:45,833
[typing]

1394
01:16:45,916 --> 01:16:48,375
[soft music continues]

1395
01:16:52,000 --> 01:16:54,750
[soft, solemn music]

1396
01:17:00,166 --> 01:17:03,250
[energetic music]