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PODCAST: Family may be forced to sell Elphin home - to fund Robert Pether's bid for freedom in Iraq

Mar 19, 2025 14:30 By Eoghan Murphy
PODCAST: Family may be forced to sell Elphin home - to fund Robert Pether's bid for freedom in Iraq
Robert Pether with his son, Flynn
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Robert Pether has been in prison in Iraq since April 2021 because of a contract dispute between his employer and the Iraqi government.

A son of a Roscommon resident, jailed in Iraq for over four years, says his family may have to sell their home in Elphin because of mounting legal fees.

Robert Pether has been in prison there since April 2021 because of a contract dispute between his employer and the Iraqi government.

His son, Flynn, says it’s a case of a ‘death sentence by arbitration’ – as Robert was hit with new charges in January.

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Our reporter Eoghan Murphy has been speaking to Flynn today, who first told him the background to the case.

 

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