Under-fire immigration minister Andrew Giles in new row over his role in freed detainee – who allegedly murdered a man just weeks after he was released

Embattled Immigration Minister Andrew Giles is facing fresh controversy after issuing an order freeing a man from detention only to allegedly commit murder weeks later.

Emmanuel Saki, 29, who arrived from Sudan with his family at the age of 12, was charged with murder following the stabbing death of Bosco Minyurano, 22, on May 12.

Just weeks earlier, Saki was released from immigration detention following a successful appeal to the Administrative Appeals Court.

Following orders from Mr Giles in January 2023, AAT vice-president Stephen Boyle reversed a 2019 decision depriving Mr Saki of his visa.

Mr Giles’ leadership is forcing policymakers to consider whether a non-citizen who commits a crime spent their formative years in Australia.

Bosco Minyurano (pictured) was reportedly stabbed to death in a Brisbane park earlier this month

In this case, as Saki arrived in Australia as a child, the tribunal found that he had ‘significant’ ties to Australia, which was sufficient to overturn the revocation of his visa.

“The Minister accepted… that significant weight should be given to the fact that the applicant has been ordinarily resident in Australia during and since his formative years, and accepted that this primary consideration weighs in the applicant’s favour,” Mr Boyle wrote, according to The Australian.

“I agree that’s the case.”

Police will allege in court that Saki stabbed Mr Minyurano in a park on Mortimer Rd near Acacia Ridge, south Brisbane, shortly after midnight on Mother’s Day.

The pair are said to know each other.

His visa was initially revoked after he failed the character test, following several violent attacks that led to prison in 2017 and 2018.

Emmanuel Saki was released from Washington’s Yongah Hill immigration detention center in April (pictured), but was charged with murder weeks later

Emmanuel Saki has been charged with murder over the alleged stabbing in Acacia Ridge (scene pictured)

He was convicted of strangling a person unconscious, assault, sometimes even bodily harm, and assault.

Mr Giles is openly sympathetic to the plight of the refugees. He acted as a lawyer and in 2001 represented 433 asylum seekers who attempted to enter Australian territory aboard the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa.

And he has been repeatedly singled out by the coalition as the weakest link in the Albanian ministry for his handling of the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision to release 149 asylum seekers into the community.

But he has had several small victories lately that have eased the pressure on him, most notably the ASF17 Supreme Court victory earlier this month.

The High Court ruled against a bisexual Iranian man who is refusing to be deported from Australia, in a landmark ruling that could have freed almost 200 more prisoners.

Celebrating the victory, Mr Giles quickly issued a statement saying: “The Government fought vigorously to defend our position at the Supreme Court in the case of ASF17 v the Commonwealth of Australia.

“We welcome today’s unanimous decision by the Court, which finds that individuals who do not cooperate with their own removal may remain in immigration detention until removed from Australia.

“Community safety remains our top priority and we will continue to take all necessary steps to keep Australians as safe as possible.”