Robert Pether was sentenced to five years in prison following a dispute with the Iraqi government over work on the country's central bank. Australian foreign minister welcomes Iraqi government’s decision to allow engineer to leave BaghdadFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian engineer Robert Pether has been allowed to leave Iraq after a four-year stint in a Baghdad jail cell that his family feared would kill him.Pether’s family say they have been “living in hell” since he was arrested without charge in April 2021 in connection to a business dis... Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Robert Pether was sentenced to five years in prison following a dispute with the Iraqi government over work on the country's central bank.S1

• Australian foreign minister welcomes Iraqi government’s decision to allow engineer to leave BaghdadFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian engineer Robert Pether has been a...S2