UK terror charges dropped against doctor

[babylonsister]

The international gang that couldn't shoot straight? And we're supposed to believe these people, about anything?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070727/ap_on_re_au_an/australia_britain_terrorism;_ylt=Amh3onU7fn5hYCKp_off2sGs0NUE


UK terror charges dropped against doctor

By DENNIS PASSA, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

BRISBANE, Australia - An Indian doctor was freed from custody after Australia's chief prosecutor said Friday that a charge linking him to failed terrorist bombings in Britain was a mistake.

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Haneef has been in custody since July 2, when he was arrested at Brisbane International Airport as he was about to fly to India.

Haneef had been charged with providing reckless support to a terrorist organization because he gave his mobile phone SIM card to his second cousin, Sabeel Ahmed, in July last year. He had faced up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Bugg said there was insufficient evidence to prove the charge, describing the mistake as "upsetting."

British police have charged Ahmed, 26, with withholding information that could prevent an act of terrorism. His brother, Kafeel Ahmed, is believed to have set himself ablaze after crashing into Glasgow Airport and remains in a Scottish hospital with critical burns.

In Brisbane, prosecutor Alan MacSporran said authorities had erred in telling the court that Haneef's SIM card had been discovered inside the vehicle used to attack the Glasgow airport. The card was found in the possession of Sabeel Ahmed in Liverpool, more than 185 miles from the attack scene.

A second error related to claims that Haneef had lived with the Ahmed brothers in Liverpool before he moved to Australia from Britain last year. The trio had only spent time together in Britain.

Haneef has denied knowing anything about the British bomb plot, and told police he only gave his SIM card to his cousin so he could take advantage of extra minutes left on the account.

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[leftchick]

1. funny, I did not see anything about this on my tv!

I am sure Fox News covered this and I missed it!

:sarcasm:

[malaise]

2. It's all bullshit

These lunatics don't care whose lives are fugged up as long as they have people living in total and complte fear while they continue with their genocide in Iraq.

[babylonsister]

3. Yes, it's all bullshit until it's not, but how are we going to ever believe

any of these liars? They've created a no-win situation for all of us.

[Richard Steele]

4. Authorities "erred" when they claimed the card (found 185 miles away) was found at the scene.

And they ERRED again when they claimed the wannabe terrorist
had lived with his Doctor cousin, when he never had...

Gee, is "erring" anything like LYING? I'm no linguist, but
that sounds like what we used to call "lying" back where I
grew up.

[MetaTrope]

5. Give them a week to "correct" their testimony

Oh wait, that's Australia, not America.