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James Ricketson

1949

Nationality
Australia
Occupation
film director

James Staniforth Ricketson is an Australian film director, known for the feature film Blackfellas.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Prey Sar prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

James Staniforth Ricketson is an Australian film director, known for the feature film Blackfellas. He became more widely known when he was charged with espionage for flying a drone in Cambodia in 2017.

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