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Rioting asylum seekers receive jail sentences in Nauru

Two asylum seekers convicted last month (16 May) of riot and unlawful assembly at the Nauru Regional Processing Centre in July 2013 causing $60-million in damages, received their separate jail sentences today (5 June).
 
The first accused received a reduced sentence of two years and five months for unlawful assembly and riot, and the second accused received a reduced sentence of 11 months for riot.
 
In handing down the sentence for the first accused Resident Magistrate Ropate Cabealawa said the appropriate starting point for unlawful assembly is nine months imprisonment, but two years for the offence of riot.
 
In the case of the second accused, His Honour said the appropriate starting point for the offence of riot is one year.
 
Magistrate Cabealawa took into account aggravating and mitigating factors as well as the defendant's personal circumstances, when he added and reduced the duration of both sentences. Additionally, he made another reduction of one month in both cases for time already spent in custody.
 
The Magistrate declined to suspend sentencing.
 
"I am of the view that the circumstances of this case do not warrant a suspended sentence. The purpose of sentencing the accused persons today is deterrence. This is deliberately done to send out a strong deterrent message to the offenders and potential offenders that their conduct is completely abhorred and rejected by society. Those who indulge in these kinds of activities should expect to receive long sentences," His Honour Cabealawa said.
 
The charge of unlawful assembly comes under section 61 of the Criminal Code of Queensland 1899 and the charge of riot under section 63 of the Criminal Code of Queensland 1899.
 
The defendants have 28 days to appeal their sentences.
 
Another case that was adjourned from Monday (2 June) is further adjourned until tomorrow to allow time for the defence to make a submission later today.