Chapter 5: The Tipping Point

Enemy of the State: The Ahmed Zaoui File by NZME

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Zaoui becomes a hero when he is transferred from solitary confinement to Mt Eden Prison, where some inmates believe he is a friend of Osama bin Laden. Meanwhile, the stress of the case has an impact on his lawyer Deborah...

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