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The Queensland police denied that an Aboriginal boy with a developmental disability was held naked for days in a Brisbane surveillance house.
the ABC says that he has documents that reveal that the boy was stuck and undressed by agents at the facility in March.
He only had a blanket to cover himself after refusing to wear a "suicide blouse" – a garment looking like a dress.
The report shocked disability advocates and opened an investigation.
Prime Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk told reporters that she was not comfortable hearing the accusations.
"I asked for an investigation about this," she said.
"I understand that this story has more to do – so I could leave that to others to comment."
The acting executive director of Premier Rachel Hunter is investigating the young woman's case with other children she has been looking at for months. This investigation will continue as other cases arise, but without a warrant.
However, the Queensland police said the boy was not naked.
They say that he was identified as being at risk and that he was given a protective clothing against suicide – just like the usual practice of QPS detention.
Investigations revealed that the miner was not naked and that he remained dressed, he said Tuesday.
He chose to wear the garment as a sarong for a period rather than the traditional way.
Police were asked if the boy was wearing other clothes while he was wearing it like a sarong.
The Queensland government has been criticized for detaining children as young as 10 years old in maximum security surveillance homes built for adults.
Some have been held for several weeks because public detention centers for young people are saturated.
A new Ministry of Justice for Youth, led by former deputy police commissioner Bob Gee, was created to solve the problem.
Last week, the government introduced laws requiring the authorities to bring children arrested and detained in the juvenile court within 24 hours or the next day.
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