Uhulumeni wase-Australia usenqabile isiphakamiso somphenyi wokuthi abantu abagibela imikhumbi yokungcebeleka bayohlolwa izidakamizwa futhi bahlolwe nezinja ezihogelayo, kulandela ukushona kukaDianne Brimble cishe eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule.
UBrimble, 42, washonela emkhunjini waseNingizimu Pacific P&O, iPacific Sky, ngoSepthemba 2002 ngemuva kokudla ingxube enobuthi yezidakamizwa notshwala.
Ngemuva kophenyo olude, isekela lomphenyi wecala eliphezulu we-NSW u-Jacqueline Milledge ngoDisemba 2010 wenza izincomo eziyisishiyagalolunye kuhulumeni, wathi i-Australia kufanele yamukele imithetho efana nomthetho wase-US olawula imboni yemikhumbi yomkhumbi.
Ngokukhethekile, uncome ukwanda kokutholwa kwezidakamizwa kanye nezinqubo zokuvimbela - okuhlanganisa ukusetshenziswa kwezikena nezinja ezibona izidakamizwa - yi-Ports Authority kanye ne-Australian Customs kanye nokuba khona kwamaphoyisa enhlangano ohambweni ukuze kuvinjelwe izinhlekelele ezifanayo ngokuzayo.
Ummeli-jikelele uNicola Roxon namuhla ukhiphe impendulo kahulumeni mayelana nezincomo, ethi uzokwamukela ezinhlanu, ngokuphelele noma ingxenye.
Izodlulisela abanye ekomitini lasephalamende ukuze lihlole ukuthi yiziphi intuthuko ezingenziwa emithethweni ekhona kanye nokucubungula izindaba eziphakanyiswe nguMark Brimble owayengumyeni kaBrimble.
Kepha uNkz Roxon uthe ezinye zezincomo zomphenyi zizodinga ukuthi i-Australia yenze “ngokungahambisani” nezibopho zayo zomhlaba wonke futhi ngeke zamukelwe.
"Lokhu kufaka phakathi isincomo somphenyi wecala sokuthi amaphoyisa ase-Australian Federal Police afakwe kuyo yonke imikhumbi kanye nokucutshungulwa kwemithetho efana ne-United States' Kerry Act..." kusho uMnyango wakhe esitatimendeni.
"Mayelana nesincomo somphenyi mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwezinja ezibona izidakamizwa kanye nokuhlolwa kwezidakamizwa kuwo wonke amachweba ase-Australia, uhulumeni akavumanga ... njengoba kuwumbono wokuthi indlela yamanje yokulawula ubungozi bemingcele ifanelekile futhi yanele."
Ngasekupheleni kuka-2010, uNksz Milledge waphetha ngokuthi uBrimble, umama wezingane ezintathu, “wayedliswe izidakamizwa engazi abantu abangenanembeza ababehlose ukumehlisa isithunzi ukuze bazijabulise”.
"Indlela yokufa iwukuphathwa komuthi ngumuntu owaziwayo," esho ngaleso sikhathi.
Icala lokubulala elibhekene noMark Wilhelm, okwatholwa ekhabetheni isidumbu sikaBrimble sinqunu ngemuva kokuya ocansini, lahoxiswa ngasekuqaleni kuka-2010.
Ngemva kokuvuma icala lokumnika umuthi, uWilhelm wagwetshwa ejele yijaji elaqaphela icala elihlobene nokupha umuntu omdala ovumayo.
Ekutholeni kwakhe, uNkz Milledge wenqabile isiphakamiso sokuthi uBrimble wayengumbambiqhaza ozimisele ekuphuzeni umuthi kanye nezenzo zocansi ezalandela nedlanzana lamadoda.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Ekutholeni kwakhe, uNkz Milledge wenqabile isiphakamiso sokuthi uBrimble wayengumbambiqhaza ozimisele ekuphuzeni umuthi kanye nezenzo zocansi ezalandela nedlanzana lamadoda.
- “As to the coroner’s recommendation in relation the use of drug detector dogs and drug screening at all Australian ports, the government has not agreed ….
- Ngemuva kophenyo olude, isekela lomphenyi wecala eliphezulu we-NSW u-Jacqueline Milledge ngoDisemba 2010 wenza izincomo eziyisishiyagalolunye kuhulumeni, wathi i-Australia kufanele yamukele imithetho efana nomthetho wase-US olawula imboni yemikhumbi yomkhumbi.
