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Police clear Sudanese refugees of crime wave claims
A Sydney academic says it is thought Sudanese immigrants are behind a number of brawls and drug dealing in the Newcastle area.
Inspector David Mathews from Newcastle Police has dismissed the claims.
"I can tell you Newcastle police have received no, I repeat no, reports of Sudanese refugees being involved in gang violence or gang activity," he said.
"Nor are they involved in a crime spree, I have no idea where they have sourced their information from but I can tell you that it is incorrect."
Dr Jim Saleam will address the forum on Saturday, that has been organised by the Concerned Citizens Collective, made up of reside
nts, university students and activists.
In the 1980s and 90s Dr Saleam was the publi
c face of the far-right group National Action and went to jail for a shotgun attack on an African leader.
"Refugee migration is very disturbing because we're dealing with people that have come from utterly fractured societies where the use of the gun and the knife is the common way to settle disputes," Dr Saleam said.
"This is the pattern in the United States, it's the pattern in some of the European countries too."
Police clear Sudanese refugees of crime wave claims
A Sydney academic says it is thought Sudanese immigrants are behind a number of brawls and drug dealing in the Newcastle area.
Inspector David Mathews from Newcastle Police has dismissed the claims.
"I can tell you Newcastle police have received no, I repeat no, reports of Sudanese refugees being involved in gang violence or gang activity," he said.
"Nor are they involved in a crime spree, I have no idea where they have sourced their information from but I can tell you that it is incorrect."
Dr Jim Saleam will address the forum on Saturday, that has been organised by the Concerned Citizens Collective, made up of reside
nts, university students and activists.
In the 1980s and 90s Dr Saleam was the publi
c face of the far-right group National Action and went to jail for a shotgun attack on an African leader.
"Refugee migration is very disturbing because we're dealing with people that have come from utterly fractured societies where the use of the gun and the knife is the common way to settle disputes," Dr Saleam said.
"This is the pattern in the United States, it's the pattern in some of the European countries too."