Chau Van Kham was arrested in 2019 when he travelled to Vietnam.
The pro-democracy activist and father of two was accused of terrorism and sentenced to 12 years’ jail in a trial condemned by a number of observers.
Kham returned to Australian soil yesterday, his lawyers said.
“The first thing, could you please send a message, very important message to all of the Australian people, that helped me, supported me, for my case back, bringing me back to my home, to my beautiful wife and son,” he said.
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“Can I say thank you to the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. He has personally raised my case with Vietnam.”
Today, he spoke briefly to the media and thanked everybody who had taken up the cause of his freedom.
They included his family, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, her predecessor Marise Payne, Kham’s legal team, the Vietnamese community in Australia and Amnesty International.
Kham said he had been “very nervous” in front of the Vietnamese officials, but was happy to be home.
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