Indian doctor says he was never a terror threat
Afp, Bangalore
An Indian doctor detained in Australia over failed car bombings in Britain said Sunday he had never been a terror threat and that even police investigators did not know what to ask him. Gold Coast doctor Mohamed Haneef spent more than three weeks in detention on one count of "reckless" support for a terrorist group, but the case against him collapsed Friday for lack of evidence, and the charge was dropped. Haneef, who was due in the southern Indian city of Bangalore at 1600 GMT to reunite with his wife and see his one-month-old daughter for the first time, said he had been traumatised by his experience. "It is a tremendous amount of trauma that I have gone through, that I have never imagined in my life," he told Australia's 60 Minutes programme. "People need to be detained, but not with such a long period."
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Dr Mohomad Haneef (C) and his cousin, Imran Siddiqui (R), arrive at Brisbane International Airport Saturday. Dr Haneef is currently flying to India after a charge against him of providing support to a terrorist organisation was dropped. He has vowed to continue his fight to have his Australian work visa reinstated. PHOTO: AFP |
