Government leaving Hicks to 'rot'

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The Democrats' foreign affairs spokeswoman Natasha Stott Despoja said the Government was leaving terror suspect Hicks to rot inside Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Hicks today declined a telephone call from his family, prompting more fears about his mental state after being detained by the US at Guantanamo Bay for five years without trial.

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She called for the Government to immediately ensure the US granted permission for a team of medical professionals to visit Hicks.

"Guantanamo Bay sounds like a hellhole,'' Senator Stott Despoja said.



http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20957553-1702,00.html

[Erika]

1. Maybe Australia is finally waking up n/t