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Haneef case: Australia to hold inquiry

Melbourne: Australia’s new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday said his government would hold a judicial inquiry into the case of Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef.

Dr. Haneef was exonerated of terror charges in connection with the failed U.K. terror plot after being detained for three weeks in July. The case triggered a diplomatic row and embarrassed the previous John Howard government. Mr. Rudd said the inquiry was necessary to ensure that the anti-terrorism legislation was kept accountable.

The government was seeking advice on how to fulfil a pre-election commitment to conduct a probe into the case.

“What we’re on about is establishing the facts,” the Labour leader, who ended Mr. Howard’s 11-year reign, was quoted as saying by the media here. — PTI

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