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Your recollection is flawed.  The Brits sent a female forensic guru over in the first two days of his detention.  She left without any attempt to extradite haneef to the UK.

We all know why now.

But, she knew then that the case against haneef was buggered.

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That was well said and I agree Freediver.  The AFP should have arrested them while they were on the way out with the drugs rather than cooperating with the police at the other end.

As far as not caring Deepthought, these people aren't connected to me and there is nothing I can personally do to make their situation better.  Of course if it had been someone close to me, it would have been a different story. 

I am not defaming Keelty - he has done that himself.  When the Iraq war was announced he took a strong stance and was reprimanded by the government and since then he has sold his soul to the devil.  He is a weak man and not suitable to be Commissioner of the AFP.

The AFP received the information they needed in regard to the sim card two days after Haneef was arrested, but the AFP for whatever reason, chose to keep him incarcerated - maybe because it would win kudos from the great master himself.  There was no further evidence collected after that time - it was all show.

Aussie wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2008 at 7:42pm:


Actually no, the presiding rule breaker determined that due to a technicality the visa should be reinstated.  Had the right test been applied the revocation would have been appropriate.  Alas Mr Andrews is not a judge with hours of time to ponder such matters and could not have predicted the way the rule breaker would have applied the particular legislation.  But then, lawyers argue points of law all the time.

Mr Andrews acted according to the information he had at the time.  His crystal ball was on the blink.

Aussie wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2008 at 7:53pm:


What would he arrest travellers for Aussie?  What would the charge be?  You keep blustering old bean.

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They certainly had, one of conspiracy to import drugs into Australia.  If I am wrong, what Keelty knew was certainly enough for him to order their arrest, and even if they were later released without charge, it would very likely have been enough to save them from themselves.

Aussie wrote on Feb 4^th, 2008 at 11:56am:



So on the one hand you are critical of Keelty arresting and releasing without charge a suspected terrorist and on the other hand you are critical of not arresting and releasing without charge some innocent Aussies who may import drugs at some future time.

Do I read your hypocrisy right?

Also, it would not be unreasonable for the AFP to provide info to a foreign country on the condition that the Australians are arrested when they arrive here with the drugs.

freediver wrote on Feb 4^th, 2008 at 1:10pm:



Yeah, good idea, but that is not what Keelty or the AFP did.  Knowing pretty precisely what these idiots were up to, a couple of days before they had left Australia, Keelty dobbed them in to Indonesian Authorites with no conditions attached whatsoever.  He presented them, contrary to Government Policy, to the tender mercies of the death penalty brigade, an a platter. 

The man KNEW he was allowing them to go to their deaths.