In this regard, I would like to share the experiences of a friend of mine. He is a Muslim from Madhyapradesh, brought up mostly in Hyderabad, who, at the age of 44, decided to settle down in Kerala because he is a poet and has great fascination for green surroundings. He is basically a computer hardware engineer. Since he is a friend, he asked me to help and we managed to find a beautiful house for him in a village near Trichur, right on the banks of a river. He started living there a year back and police men have already visited his house thrice. First, they visited his house when he was not around and said they were making a survey of new residents. They wanted his details and an explanation on why he chose to live in that house.
A few days later the police man visited again, asking for a letter from his employer as well as his voters ID card. A few months later, a few European friends visited him and stayed with him for a couple of days. Promptly the next day the police man turned up again, asking why those whites had visited his house?(This is in spite of the fact that his house is quite far away from the police station, and in a not so populated area. It is obvious that his house is under obvervation) Before coming to Kerala, my friend used to tell me that he never felt secure in most other parts of India as there are strong anti-Muslim lobbies. Then I used to assure him that such forces do not exist in Kerala. Now I feel most embarassed. On 7/28/07, Ajay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Front Page <http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/28/01hdline.htm> [image: Printer > Friendly > Page]<http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007072859180100.htm&date=2007/07/28/&prd=th&;> > [image: Send this Article to a > Friend]<http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/pgemail.pl?date=2007/07/28/&prd=th&;> > > *Haneef freed as case collapses * > > *He is released into 'residential detention'; prosecution admits its > mistake * > > > * * > > Melbourne: Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, held by the Australian police on > terrorism-related charges since July 2, was released on Friday. The case > against him collapsed dramatically in a Brisbane court after the prosecution > admitted during a review to having made mistakes. > > Dr. Haneef, 27, who was working in a hospital in Gold Coast, Queensland, > was conditionally freed from custody, and was required to report to the > Immigration Department by phone every day and in person every week. > > However, Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews, who had on "character" > grounds based on information provided by the federal police last week > revoked Dr. Haneef's visa soon after a court gave him bail, said he made a > "residential determination." > > This meant that rather than detention in immigration custody, the doctor > would be released into residential detention. He is due to appeal against > the decision to revoke his visa on August 8 and could be deported if the > appeal fails. > > Imran Siddiqui, Dr. Haneef's relative who is in Australia to coordinate > matters, was quoted as saying that upon his release the doctor greeted him > with a big smile. "It's good to be free" the doctor said. > > The Bangalore-origin doctor was charged with "recklessly" providing > support to a terrorist organisation by leaving his cell phone SIM card with > his cousin, one of the suspects in the failed London-Glasgow terror plot. > > "On my view of this matter a mistake has been made...," Commonwealth > Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Damian Bugg said. He withdrew the > charges because he was satisfied "there was no reasonable prospect of > conviction." He described the mistake as "upsetting." > > "Mistakes are embarrassing. You're embarrassed if you do something wrong," > Mr. Bugg told reporters in Canberra. "I'm disappointed that it's happened > and I will first thing next week try and obtain a better understanding of > how it came about." He said he was disappointed that it happened. > > Under attack from civil rights groups and political parties, the > Australian Government sought to distance itself from the legal fiasco and > its fallout. > > Prime Minister John Howard said Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty > and Mr. Bugg were responsible for handling the case. > 'No apology to doctor' > > Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said it was regrettable that charges were > ever laid against Dr. Haneef but he would not apologise to the doctor. "I > certainly regret that in the course of this investigation the DPP formed a > particular view and a later point in time reconsidered that view," he said. > > Mr. Keelty accepted the DPP's decision to drop the case but insisted there > was still sufficient reason to support the decision to revoke Dr. Haneef's > visa on character grounds. The AFP acted on the advice of the DPP when it > charged Dr. Haneef on July 13 and now accepted the decision to withdraw the > charge. > > Asked whether the AFP would apologise, he said: "The matter of apology to > Dr. Haneef is not a matter with AFP." He refused to rule out further charges > against him, saying the investigation was on with cooperation from British > police. Dr. Haneef's lawyer Peter Russo said he was happy but disappointed > that the visa was not immediately reinstated. -- PTI > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. > It is a battle for freedom. 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