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ReutersFreed Indian doctor to leave Australia28 Jul 2007 08:46:23 GMT
By Fayen Wong
SYDNEY, July 28 (Reuters) - An Indian doctor freed from
jail after Australia dropped terrorism charges against him
will be leaving Australia on Saturday after receiving the
go-ahead from immigration officials, his lawyer said.
Mohamed Haneef was released from prison on Friday after
Australian authorities abandoned the case against him,
saying there was a lack of evidence to prove his
connection with a failed car bomb plot in Britain.
Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said Haneef, 27, would
be allowed to leave Australia, but the government would not
reinstate his work visa.
-snip-But his return home would not end the fight to clear his
name, Keim said, adding that the legal team had submitted a
court application to appeal against the immigration office's
decision to revoke Haneef's work visa.
"With the visa cancelled, it could have serious downstream
effects on his work and travel. It is of paramount interest
for Haneef to have an unblemished record," he said.
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