Melbourne, Feb 14 : Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef lawyers, who helped after he was wrongfully held on terror charges in Australia, have been honoured for their "extraordinary pursuit of justice".
Barrister Stephen Keim, SC, and solicitor Peter Russo, were once accused of professional misconduct after Keim leaked police documents to a newspaper in the wake of the 2007 controversy, the Herald Sun reported.
Melbourne, Dec 24 : The Australian Government has said that it won't apologise to Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef because it could open avenues for massive compensation payout, after an inquiry has found Dr Haneef was wrongly charged and detained on the Gold Coast last year over suspected links to terrorism in the UK.
Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland said the Federal Government would not apologise at this stage of the legal process, News. com. au reported.
Sydney, Dec 24 : Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef, who was wrongly dubbed as terror suspect, has said that he holds no grudges against Australia and may even return to live here despite a scathing report that exposes blunders by the country's top security officials and politicians.
Attorney-General Robert McClelland acknowledged on Tuesday that mistakes were made "at the highest level," and said he would not take action against any government officials, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Melbourne, Dec 23: The Australian Government has admitted that mistakes were made at the highest level in Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef's case, adding that no action will be taken against the nation's top cop or any other agency head.
Dr Haneef was wrongly charged and wrongly detained on the Gold Coast last year over suspected links to terrorist acts in the UK, according to a report by retired New South Wales Supreme Court judge John Clarke.
Melbourne, Dec 21: Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef, who was wrongly implicated by the Australian Federal Police, is eagerly awaiting the results of an inquiry into his handling by Australian authorities.
Attorney-General Robert McClelland is expected to publicly release the findings of the inquiry headed by retired judge John Clarke QC early this week, The Australian reported.
Dr Haneef's solicitor Peter Russo said that his client had received regular updates on the progress of the inquiry.
Melbourne, Feb 14 : Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef lawyers, who helped after he was wrongfully held on terror charges in Australia, have been honoured for their "extraordinary pursuit of justice".
Melbourne, Dec 24 : The Australian Government has said that it won't apologise to Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef because it could open avenues for massive compensation payout, after an inquiry has found Dr Haneef was wrongly charged and detained on the Gold Coast last year over suspected links to terrorism in the UK.
Sydney, Dec 24 : Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef, who was wrongly dubbed as terror suspect, has said that he holds no grudges against Australia and may even return to live here despite a scathing report that exposes blunders by the country's top security officials and politicians.
Melbourne, Dec 23: The Australian Government has admitted that mistakes were made at the highest level in Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef's case, adding that no action will be taken against the nation's top cop or any other agency head.
