THE HAGUE: East Timor has launched legal action against Canberra at the United Nations’ (UN) top court, alleging Australian intelligence officials illegally seized documents from a lawyer representing Dili in a row over spying.

Australia’s domestic spy agency earlier this month raided the Canberra offices of Bernard Collaery and seized electronic and paper documents.

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