The government is confident it will locate the missing prisoner who refused to pursue the ankle

Important points

• The Albanian government is optimistic about locating a missing prisoner who refused to wear an electronic tracking device.
• The government has allocated $255 million to tighten oversight of released prisoners.
• Asylum seekers and refugee advocates have called for a royal commission into the detention of immigrants.

The Albanian government is confident that a missing immigration detainee who refused to wear an electronic tracking device will be found.An unreachable detainee was referred to the Australian Federal Police after his release.As part of an agreement negotiated with the coalition, the government agreed but five of the 141 people refused to wear ankle bracelets.
Cabinet minister Bill Shorten said he had “no doubt” that federal police would find the missing person.“We don’t comment on individual matters,” he told Nine’s Today on Tuesday.“As far as I know, 132 inmates agreed to wear wristbands.“Five did not do so – they were referred to the AFP.”The AFP declined to comment. Opposition immigration spokesman Dan Tehan said the government was not being transparent about the missing detainee.“The government does not know his whereabouts and will not provide the Australian public with any information about this individual,” he told ABC Radio.

“They don’t know where they are…when it comes to this government, things are getting worse.”

Meanwhile, on Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court will reveal the reasons behind its decision to overturn a 20-year-old precedent.The saga has led the government to spend $255 million to enforce strict visa rules for the released prisoners.

Asylum seekers and refugee advocates are calling on the government to set up a royal commission into the detention of immigrants.