DHAKA: An Australian teenager who has become the face of a juvenile detention scandal has apologized for his crimes.

Images of Dylan Voller cuffed to a mechanical restraint chair drew widespread condemnation after they were aired on Australian television, BBC reports on Wednesday (July 27).

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday convened a royal commission to examine treatment of juvenile inmates in the Northern Territory.

In a public letter, Voller said that he wanted to make up for his past actions.

‘I would just like to thank the whole Australian community for the support you have showed for us boys as well as our families,’ Voller wrote.

‘I would also like to take this opportunity to apologise to the community for my wrongs and I can't wait to get out and make up for them.’

BDST: 1129 HRS, July 27, 2016
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