Revealed: Refugee who botched his DIY penis enlargement is flown to Australia from Papua New Guinea to undergo reconstruction surgery – and YOU will pay for it
- An Iranian asylum seeker has been brought to Australia from PNG for surgery
- He will have genital reconstructive surgery after a failed DIY penis enlargement
- Taxpayers will foot the surgery bill under Labor’s controversial medevac laws
- Applications are only denied if patients breach security tests in the ASIO Act
- The man has incurred nearly 50 infringement in Port Moresby since 2013
An Iranian asylum seeker who botched his DIY penis enlargement will undergo genital reconstructive surgery, which will be funded by the Australian taxpayer.
The man has suffered swelling and limited function of his genitals after he injected his penis with palm oil.
He has now been brought to Australia from Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea, for treatment, under a doctor’s provision as part of the controversial medevac laws.
The man in his 30s first arrived in Australia by boat in 2013 but was taken from Christmas Island to Papua New Guinea. He has incurred about 50 infringements during that time.
The man injected his penis with palm oil and suffered symptoms including swelling and limited function, and was brought to Australia for treatment under a doctor’s provision under controversial medevac laws. (stock image)
His list of incidents includes being arrested after throwing boiling water at a security guard and punching an officer who confiscated his pornography.
Despite his history, the man will have expensive genital reconstructive surgery in a Gold Coast private hospital that will be funded by taxpayers after his medevac application was approved.
Genital reconstructive surgery can cost up to $10,000.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton approved the man’s application as appeals are only denied if patients breach security tests in medevac legislation in the ASIO Act, The Daily Telegraph reported.
This gives officials little ground to stop potentially dangerous asylum seekers from entering the country.
The man is currently in detention in southeast Queensland awaiting his operation.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton (pictured) approved the man’s application, as appeals are only denied if patients breach security tests in medevac legislation in the ASIO Act.
He is among hundreds of men who have attempted penis enlargements by injecting different substances into their penises in Papua New Guinea.
There are 136 detainees who have entered Australia from Nauru and Papua New Guinea since medevac laws passed in February, with less than one in ten requiring medical treatment on arrival.
Legislation states that asylum seekers are not returned to detention centres after their treatment, meaning the man could remain in Australia indefinitely.
The House of Representatives voted to repeal medevac laws after the election, while the Greens, Labor and Centre Alliance all voiced their support of the bill.
There are 136 detainees who have entered Australia from Nauru and Papua New Guinea (pictured) since medevac laws passed in February, with less than one in ten requiring medical treatment on arrival. Legislation states that asylum seekers are not returned to detention centres after their treatment, meaning the man could remain in Australia indefinitely.