Abstract
The December 2008 report of the Rudd government's Clarke inquiry into the aborted terrorist prosecution of Dr Mohamed Haneef in 2007 has thrown up a number of questions that have, as yet, received inadequate attention. In particular, they relate to two inter-related issues: (I) the extent of political pressure or influence, if any, that was brought to bear by members of the former Howard government; and (2) why Dr Haneef was charged with a serious terrorist offence despite the relevant Queensland and Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers concluding that insufficient evidence existed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 243-247 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Alternative law journal |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Australia
- Haneef, Mohamed, 1979-
- evidence (law)
- law and legislation
- politics and government
- terrorism