Mohammed Haneef: Test of patience, really!
As Australian Federal Police was not able to prove any involvment in the acts of terror , detained Dr. Haneef for more than 10 days .As Dr.Haneef was brought him to the court on charge of being “reckless” as his SIM was used by Kafeel Ahmed, the perpetrator of Glasgow bombings, could not provide any face saving grace.
Dr.Haneef , first detainee under Australia’s 2004 anti-terrorism act, was released after a $10,000 bail which was accepted.
However, the wait for him to reach India to meet his mom,wife and new born daughter ,seems to be getting more longer as his visa has been cancelled and is moved to immigration detention center.
Hoping Government of India, intervenes and helps Haneef’s family at this tough moment
While civil activists are protesting his detention, it is a Test of patience, really! L
amla from adelaide, 
Dave Bath 12:57 pm on July 17, 2007 Permalink |
(1) Your tag should mention Australia rather than Britain
(2) Thanks for keeping non-English speakers aware of this, and the lack of human rights over here in Oz
(3) It’s not only the government being cavalier with democratic principles, you ought to see how the Murdoch press is representing him (see my summary which has a photo gallery
khadaksingh 5:16 pm on July 17, 2007 Permalink |
Dave, thanks for stopping by!
1) I have added the tag for Australia.
2)Trying to do my bit.
3)Government, press and large corporations-Axis of Evil?
amla from adelaide 7:00 pm on July 25, 2007 Permalink |
Hi Nita and others on this blog!
I was looking for more stuff on haneef since i am close to the epicentre so to speak and was a bit disappointed to see the note of “he must have done” “what made him act like that” etc. which seems to assign guilt to him without benefit of doubt.
I dont say he has done nothing, or otherwise for that matter, but it might be interesting for you to look at his initial interrogation by the Australian Federal Police here http://www.hindu.com/nic/0058/haneef.htm which IMO does not indicate any portrayal of “guilt”, and certainly not to the extent portrayed by the australian govt. and sensationalised by the media.
Also, the thing which is rarely mentioned in the media, is that the SIM card in question was given by him (this seems at this point to be the ONLY thing linking him to the alledged accused, apart from distant relationship) to sabeel more than a year ago, when he was leaving the UK.
Like I said, I would rather wait for further evidence before I make up my mind either way, but knwoing john howard, and the paranoia he loves to create as elections draw close, If i had to take a bet, I would probably say the only thing Haneef is guilty of is having the first name mohammed, being conveniently muslim, and trying to leave australia on a one way ticket instead of a return ticket ( and I can understand his situation since I have myself asked on at least 2 depressingly desperate occasions if my parents could send me a one way ticket as i was broke, out of a job and home sick).
Fortunately for me, those offers were never actually actioned, and so here I am – possibly better off, but who knows??!!