Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, who was wrongly accused of links with the failed UK bombings, on Monday said he will return to Australia only if authorities assured him that his family and he would be "safe" in the country.
Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef, who was wrongly accused of links to the failed UK terror plot, may try to re-register in Australia and apply for a job at Queensland's Gold Coast Hospital, his lawyer has said.
The decision was handed down in Melbourne while Haneef's legal team watched via video link in Brisbane.
The full bench of the Australian Federal Court on Thursday will hear a government appeal against a judge's decision to reinstate the visa of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef, who was cleared of terrorism charges after being arrested in connection with the foiled United Kingdom bombings. Prosecution lawyers lodged the appeal in September after Federal Court Justice Jeffery Spender quashed Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews' decision to cancel Haneef's visa.
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"I'm surprised because that is totally contrary to everything he has said up to date," Haneef's lawyer Peter Russo told ABC Radio.
Warning of the impact of politics on the legal system, Barrister Stephen Keim said success in the high court may not be enough to guarantee his client's return to Australia.
Lawyer Peter Russo expressed concern that the Gold Coast hospital where Haneef worked might not be able to hold his job for him due to the delays in returning his visa
Haneef's lawyers have released the full transcript of a secret second interview with the Australian Police
Haneef, 27, who worked as a junior doctor at the Gold Coast Hospital, was charged with "recklessly" providing support to a terrorist organisation on July 14, following 12 days in detention under anti-terror laws.
Mohammed Asif Ali, detained in connection with Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef's case, is believed to be trying to leave Australia as early as Thursday.
He is being investigated over possible connections to people with terrorist associations.
Andrews had cancelled the visa, saying Haneef had failed the character test provided by immigration laws because he had an association with people suspected of criminal activity, namely his second cousins Sabeel and Kafeel Ahmed.
However, it's understood the intelligence does not contain information about a terrorist attack in Australia and only believes Haneef to be on the outer edge of a large group of like-minded people.
The Courier-Mail newspaper reported Ali had been suspended after it was discovered his resume included up to 12 months of hospital work in India that he never performed.
The immigration officials arm twisted Haneef and his lawyer with 'strong request'
Computer records obtained by authorities reveal Haneef's close links to both Kafeel and his brother Sabeel continued right up until the failed bombings in Glasgow and in London's West End on June 29, a media report said.
Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd said he is pleased with the way Australian Federal Police handled the case.
The Australian police were on Monday granted extension till Wednesday of the custody of Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, detained last week in connection with the botched UK car bombings.
Russo says his client is holding up well in the circumstances. "He's obviously made a request to me that he'd prefer to be in the community and rather than where he is," he said.
"The distinguishing factor in relation to Haneef from the others was that he was intent on leaving Australia... he had a one-way ticket," Philip Ruddock, the Attorney General said.
Police have been granted a legal extension to detain the doctor for questioning until 11.30 pm local time Monday night.
According to Queensland-based Indian diplomat Sarva-Daman Singh no further information about Haneef was received from Australian government.
Haneef was arrested by Australian police after a tip-off from their British counterparts about his possible connection to bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.
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