The judge accepted evidence from the asylum seekers that those in the camp were collectively punished, and that they were told that if they left the camp they would be shot by US military personnel.
One asylum seeker gave evidence to the judge describing life in the camp as slow death every day and hell on earth. Another said that although he and his family felt that they were living in a prison, unlike prisoners they did not know how long their sentence was for.
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