Australia's notorious tobacco kingpin Kaz Hamad is serving life in an Iraqi prison. But explosive allegations suggest he was brutally tortured, and Iraqi authorities doctored photographs to conceal his injuries. Australian intelligence helped secure his arrest. So what did our authorities know, and when?In this episode of From the Desk, Adam Shand examines the disturbing allegations and asks, 'Should Australia cooperate with countries that practise torture to bring dangerous criminals to justice?

Australia's notorious tobacco kingpin Kaz Hamad is serving life in an Iraqi prison. But explosive allegations suggest he was brutally tortured, and Iraqi authorities doctored photographs to conceal his injuries. Australian intelligence helped secure his arrest. So what did our authorities know, and when?In this episode of&nbsp;From the Desk, Adam Shand examines the disturbing allegations and asks, 'Should Australia cooperate with countries that practise torture to bring dangerous criminals to justice?

Join investigative journalist Adam Shand each week as he takes you into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them.

Join investigative journalist Adam Shand each week as he takes you into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them.

Real Crime with Adam Shand

Join investigative journalist Adam Shand each week as he takes you into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them. 

Join investigative journalist Adam Shand each week as he takes you into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them.&nbsp;

FROM THE DESK: KAZ HAMAD — TORTURE, FAKED PHOTOS AND AUSTRALIA'S DIRTY SECRET

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