Mohamed Haneef case

[sapi]

It's a neat idea but one wonders about it's usefulness to Australian society, a people already very capable of handling themselves. Looks like a political gimmick. Why did'nt they do it earlier ? Why now ? It's a good safety precaution for any person in any city BUT there's obviously a political benefit for the ruling party.

It's election year, and the incubent party has the better security credentials.

Scurvy's right. Perhaps in the process of picking him up, the authorities discovered he was in violation of your visa rules. If so, then just because he manages to beat the aiding & abetting terrorism charge, he would still be deportable.

Unfortunately, the 457 visa he was 'imported' under requires a background check. It's doubtful that anything major slipped through that; this is merely an attempt to stir up fear in election year...

[CountArach]

Another example of Racial Profiling gone horribly wrong.

Now, am I just being a cynic, or could this have some small connection with it being election year?

No, no, never. How could you possibly think that? Howard is quite probably the most honest man in this country. He would never do something like this to a fellow human, let alone a Muslim!

It's election year, and the incubent party has the better security credentials.

I know I sit in the clear minority here (Seeing as I am going to join the Greens when I am 18), but I would honestly feel more secure with a Labor Government. At least I know I won't be terrorised by my own Government at that point.

[sapi]

I know I sit in the clear minority here (Seeing as I am going to join the Greens when I am 18), but I would honestly feel more secure with a Labor Government. At least I know I won't be terrorised by my own Government at that point.

Yeah, well, I'd vote nazi over liberal at this stage

[sapi]

Interesting.

Police today admitted to "minor inconsistencies" in the case against Dr Haneef.

One of those inconsistencies is the fact that the SIM card from Haneef's phone, claimed to be found at the site of the failed Glasgow bombing, was in fact taken from his cousin's house.

Ah, well, not like the entire case was based on that one thing.

[Papewaio]

Its a bad one for sure.

The government is going to remove his Visa for associating with people of bad character (having an association with terrorists is enough to have ones Visa failed).

This is based on his cousin being one of the people jailed over the British bombings.

This however brings into a situation of where the Dr in Australia is guilty before being proven innocent based on the Australian government assuming that another person in another country will be found guilty of a crime heinous enough to cause the Dr in Australia to fail his visa check.

Now it seems a bit too farcical to myself that he is essentially having his Visa removed at this point because he associated with another person. The other person is innocent until proven guilty, so all the Dr in Aus has done is associate with a cousin at this point. Also does this make all family members guilty of what another family member does? Seems the Bin Laden's might want to avoid comming to Australia.

Now the local courts ruled that he could go free on bail. The Federal Government said that his Visa was removed... they also said that they have additional evidence, evidence that is so secret the courts can't see it...

Anyhow, the government of the day is citing secret facts, guilty before proven innocent and for good measure is sending in the military into outback aborigine communities, none of this has any link to it being an election year.