Australia drops Indian doctor terror charge, admits mistakes (no apology)

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Source: afp




Australia drops Indian doctor terror charge, admits mistakes

by Neil Sands 2 hours, 6 minutes ago

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia dropped charges against an Indian doctor allegedly involved in failed British car bombings and released him from custody Friday, admitting mistakes were made rushing the case to court.


But Australia's top police officer refused to apologise to Mohamed Haneef, after the embarrassing backdown and the medic still faces possible deportation as he adjusts to house arrest after almost four weeks in custody.

Red-faced officials said they withdrew the charge that Haneef "recklessly" supported the terror group behind abortive bombings in Britain last month after a review found there was not enough evidence to support a conviction.

"On my view of the matter a mistake has been made," Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Damian Bugg told reporters, adding that the review found there was no reasonable prospect of a conviction on the evidence.

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[Warren Stupidity]

1. "the medic still faces possible deportation "

What? Has the totalitarian stalinist monster Hugo Chavez conquered Australia? When did that happen?

[Kagemusha]

2. It's not recent news. This is the Howard regime in action.

If you're white, the government's your friend. If not...

[Warren Stupidity]

3. It was a joke about our loyal DU HugoNots. nt.

[Kagemusha]

4. Ah.

I try to be agnostic on Hugo, myself.

[Matilda]

5. Personally, I like Chavez.

And when it comes to dictatorship, he's got nothing on John Howard.

Haneef's visa was revoked because Howard didn't like the decision of
the court hearing his case when it let Haneef out on bail.

Like his master Bush, Howard twists the rules to suit himself and his
warped idealogy, but he's backed himself into a corner on this one - he
either lets Haneef stay, in which case he's lost the battle, or he still
forces him to leave and reveals himself to be a racist twerp.

[Warren Stupidity]

6. Well that was the point. nt.

[rabidchickens]

7. Yup Howard is a monster

and Chavez is a democratically elected leader, riding 72 percent approval in his transformation of his country.

Personally I'm a social democrat, but ill take democratic socialism over right-wing neo-liberal any day.

Liberty, Justice, and Equality the hallmarks of the french revolution is still being attempted in many parts of the world, but DINOs (many, many democrats actually support this) and Republicans are supporting new-age contras against Ortega in Nicargua and efforts to support pro-democracy groups to undermine the democratically elected Chavez.