Fed: Haneef court decision due Friday

AAP General News (Australia)
12-19-2007
Fed: Haneef court decision due Friday

BRISBANE, Dec 19 AAP - Former terror suspect Mohamed Haneef will learn on Friday whether
he has won his latest legal battle to return to work in Australia.

In August, a Federal Court Judge overturned then Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews'
decision to cancel the Indian doctor's 457 work visa on character grounds because of his
association with alleged UK terror suspects Sabeel and Kafeel Ahmed.

However, lawyers for the Immigration Minister appealed the decision before the full
bench of the Federal Court in Brisbane in November and the three-member panel of judges
reserved their decision.

A Federal court spokesman said Chief Justice Michael Black would hand down his decision
at 2.30pm (AEDT) at the Commonwealth Law Courts Building on Friday.

Dr Haneef was arrested at the Brisbane International Airport in July, shortly after
the failed UK terror plot and was held in custody for 12 days before being charged with
supporting terrorism.

The charges were dropped less than two weeks later after Commonwealth Director of Public
Prosecutions announced there was no reasonable prospect of a conviction.

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