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It is heartening that the Australian police have dropped their bid to extend the detention of Mohammad Haneef, held in connection with the terror bids in London and Glasgow. But the fact that he was under detention for 10 days without any charge framed against him is disturbing. If the police had any evidence against him, they should have charged him or released him with dignity. In today’s scenario, detention even on suspicion of involvement in terrorism can potentially destroy one’s life. It must really be tough on Dr. Haneef and his family with the whole world focussing on them.

The role of a major section of the media in the matter has been shameful. While Amnesty International and Australia’s Law Council protested his detention, there were people within India who defended it. Some of them even criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for expressing concern over the doctor’s plight.

P. Sen,

Howrah

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