Australia releases new evidence against Indian docTue Jul 31, 2007 6:02AM EDT
By Rob Taylor
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia released new evidence on
Tuesday against an Indian doctor accused of links to a
failed car bomb plot in Britain, as police and the government
continued to face criticism over his bungled arrest and
subsequent release.
Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews released transcripts of
an Internet chat between Mohamed Haneef and his brother
Shuaib, which Andrews said raised suspicions about Haneef's
knowledge of the plot.
"Investigators consider Haneef's attempted urgent departure
from Australia on a one-way ticket, for a purpose which
appears to be a false pretext, to be highly suspicious and
may reflect Haneef's awareness of the conspiracy to plan
and prepare the acts of terrorism in London and Glasgow,"
Andrews said.
-snip-Haneef's lawyer Peter Russo said Andrews should outline
all the unseen evidence against his client.
"If he is not prepared to do that, he and his ministerial
colleagues should stop their campaign of innuendo and
slander," Russo said.